Urquhart Castle stands as an imposing medieval fortress at the center of Great Glen along the shores of Loch Ness. Once one of the biggest castles in Scotland, it has seen centuries of conflict. Visitors to Urquhart will discover over 1,000 years of gripping history, as control of the castle swung between the English and Scots amid the Wars of Independence. These power struggles continued into the 1500s until the castle was eventually left in ruins. Today, its iconic remains are open to the public, where visitors can stand in its battlements and take in the vast views, examine the working trebuchet (stone throwing machine), and explore the gloomy prison.
Drumnadrochit, Inverness IV63 6XJ, UK, Phone: +4-40-13-16-68-86-00