Urquhart Castle was built on a rock by the famous lake, Loch Ness.
According to his biographer, St Columba may have been here about 580 because of a story about a monster at the loch. Columba had left his monastery on the Isle of Iona to visit the king of the Picts at the Inverness court of Bridei.
The castle is the site of historic conflicts. Edward I of England captured the castle in 1296. Robert the Bruce had control of the castle in 1306. The MacDonald clan from the Isle of Islay also attacked the castle after the death of Robert the Bruce.
Clan Grant had the task of restoration in the 1500s with instructions from King James IV.
Loch Ness is a large freshwater lake having a length of just over 22 miles but is only about a mile and 3/4 wide. It is of course the site known for the Loch Ness monster popularised by the 1933 photo.
Lakeside activities include boating and enjoying the lake trails on bikes, horses, or on foot.
Notes
Loch is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots, and Irish word for lake.
Loch Ness is near Inverness and can be reached by busses.
Check online for tickets to tour the castle.
There is a café at the castle
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