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Castle Stuart

Scotland · 17th century

Founded
1619
Heritage status
category A listed building
Location
Highland
Coordinates
57.5208°, -4.10278°
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Castle Stuart in Scotland
Photo: StaraBlazkova · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Castle Stuart is a restored tower house on the banks of the Moray Firth, about 6.5 miles (10 km) northeast of Inverness.

The land the castle was built on was granted to the 1st Earl of Moray by his half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots, following her return to Scotland in 1561. The successive murders of Lord Moray and his son-in-law, the 2nd Earl of Moray, meant that the castle was finally completed by his grandson, the 3rd Earl of Moray, in 1625.

Though the castle initially flourished, it fell into disuse as the fortunes of the House of Stuart sank during the English Civil War and King Charles I's execution in 1649. The castle lay derelict for 300 years before being restored; it is currently used as a luxury hotel.

Text adapted from “Castle Stuart” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Castle Stuart ranks #4,752 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #169 of the 225 mapped in Scotland. Founded 1619, it is older than 29% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,796 times in the last 60 days, more than 67% of the atlas. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Inverness, 8 km away. It is one of the 76 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Scottish Highlands. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.

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