We return to our focus on Urquhart Castle and its fascinating history.

View to Loch Ness from Urquhart Castle

Following the death of Alan Durward, the Lordship of Urquhart, in 1275, the castle passed to John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch. This marked the beginning of a turbulent time in the castle’s history as ownership frequently passed back and forth between the English and Scottish Crown.

Jacobite boats approaching Urquhart Castle

However by the late 14th Century, a new conflict had arisen. The Scottish Crown was now trying to defend itself against incursions from the Macdonalds, Lords of the Isles. For 150 years, the ownership of the castle changed hands between the two sides, before order was somewhat restored by George Gordon, the 2nd Earl of Huntly.

In 1689 Urquhart Castle saw its last action, when a small garrison supporting the Protestant monarchy of William & Mary held off a much larger Jacobite force. Later that year the English Garrison left the castle, destroying it as they went, to prevent it from being used as a Jacobite base.

Step back into history when you visit Urquhart Castle with Jacobite.

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