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CASHOTA ACTIVITY

Loch Doon Castle
(Balloch Castle)
Sunday 20th February 2005

On Sunday 20/02/05 a team will be active from Loch Doon Castle CASHOTA Ref Num: GM/007/C Wab NX49 SOUTH Ayrshire. Callsign will be GMOADX/P.

The team taking part will be Arthur / MM0DHQ, Graham / MM3GDC, John / MM3EJB John.

The station will be active from areound 10.00 GMT on 40m. 20. 15m with an Icom 706 MK2G running 100 watts to a G5RV antenna.

For more information get in touch with either Graham or Arthur.

MM3GDC:- mm3gdc@btinternet.com
MM0DHQ:- mm0dhq@aol.com

Loch Doon Castle
Balloch Castle

Loch Doon or Balloch Castle is an eleven-sided curtain-walled castle designed to defend its original island site at the southern end of Loch Doon. The stonework is outstanding and its beautifully hewn blocks of ashlar have stood the test of time.

The original castle dates from the 13th or 14th centuries, but it is believed that a much earlier settlement was sited on a small island to the south end of Loch Doon. In 1826 nine ancient canoes containing an oak war-club and a battle-axe were discovered nearby and some of the relics can be seen at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow. It is believed that portcullis gates, which protected the castle, still lie submerged after being thrown into the loch during an attack on the castle.