Urquhart Castle, Inverness

Set alongside the shores of Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle has survived over 1000 years and has a complex and bloody history. For 500 years Urquhart was used as an armoured fortress and saw many violent clashes between the English and Scottish, with control being exchanged several times.

During the Jacobite uprising the castle was blown up and all that remains today are ruins of this once imposing structure. Clamber up the Grant Tower for breathtaking views across Loch Ness or head down into the dungeons to peer into gloomy cells, which are said to have held famed figures like Dòmhnall Donn.

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Opening Hours

Monday:
09:30 - 18:00
Tuesday:
09:30 - 18:00
Wednesday:
09:30 - 18:00
Thursday:
09:30 - 18:00
Friday:
09:30 - 18:00
Saturday:
09:30 - 18:00
Sunday:
09:30 - 18:00
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