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Loch Leven Castle

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Loch Leven Castle/ Battle of Aughrim/ Jack McGann

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Loch Leven Castle - Scottish Traditional

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Loch Leven Castle

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Loch Leven Castle - Guitarist Daniel Girdner - Arr. David Russell

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Loch Leven Castle (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Collection)

Lochleven Castle is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven, in the Perth and Kinross local authority area of Scotland. Possibly built around 1300, the castle was the site of military action during the Wars of Scottish Independence (1296–1357). In the latter part of the 14th century, the castle was granted to William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, by his uncle. It remained in the Douglases' hands for the next 300 years. Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned there in 1567–68, and forced to abdicate as queen, before escaping with the help of her gaoler's family. In 1588, the queen's gaoler inherited the title of Earl of Morton, and moved away from the castle. In 1675, Sir William Bruce, an architect, bought the castle and used it as a focal point for his garden; it was never again used as a residence.
  • Early history 

  • 16th century 

  • Sir William Bruce 

  • Recent years 

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  • Tower house 

  • Glassin Tower