Lochindorb Castle
| Lochindorb Castle | ||
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 Lochindorb Castle |
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| Creation time : | 13th Century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Scottish nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Grantown-on-Spey | |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 24 '20.7 " N , 3 ° 42' 30.5" W | |
| Height: | 295 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Lochindorb Castle is the ruin of a low castle on an artificial island in Lochindorb 10.4 km northwest of Grantown-on-Spey in the Scottish administrative division Highland .
history
Lochindorb Castle, built in the 13th century, was a fortress belonging to Clan Comyn , the Lords of Badenoch . It was taken by Edward I in 1303 and again by his son a few years later. The latter had it expanded. From 1372 it was owned by Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan , the "Wolf of Badenoch".
On royal orders, Lochindorb Castle was destroyed in 1458 after its then owner, Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray , turned against royal troops in the Scottish Wars of Independence . After that it was never rebuilt.
Research by the Scottish Trust for Underwater Technology in 1993 confirmed the suspicion that Lochindorb Castle was built on an artificial island.
description
The castle ruins consist of the remains of a four-sided curtain wall , which was reinforced at the corners with round towers. In the east wall is the entrance, which does not seem to have been particularly secured. Despite the razing , the walls are still almost up to their full, former height.
Investigations of the castle grounds on behalf of Historic Scotland in 2009 and 2010 uncovered several parallels to Inverlochy Castle , which also belonged to the Comyn clan. Foundations of four buildings were found in the courtyard, which are believed to be the remains of a knight's hall and a bedroom wing.
Lochindorb Castle is a Scheduled Monument .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Lochindorb Castle . In: Canmore . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monumentes of Scotland. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
