Loch Moidart, Ardnamurchan, Highland
Loch Moidart is a sea-loch on the west coast of Scotland which opens out to the south of the Sound of Arisaig. It is fed by the River Moidart which rises to the north east and flows through Glen Moidart to meet the loch at the settlement of Kinlochmoidart.
Castle Tioram from the Gaelic "Caisteal Tioram" meaning "dry castle" is a ruined castle that sits on the tidal island Eilean Tioram in Loch Moidart located west of Acharacle, approximately 50 miles from Fort William. Though hidden from the sea, the castle controls access to Loch Shiel.
The castle, a listed building and scheduled ancient monument, is the traditional seat of Clan MacDonald of Clan Ranald, a branch of Clan Donald. Castle Tioram was seized by Government forces around 1692 when Clan Chief Allan of Clanranald joined the Jacobite Court in France, despite having sworn allegiance to the British Crown. A small garrison was stationed in the castle until the Jacobite Uprising of 1715 when Allan recaptured and torched it, purportedly to keep it out of the hands of Hanoverian forces. It has been unoccupied since that time.
The castle is now in extremely poor condition and in 1998 was closed to the public at the request of Highland Council. The castle can be reached on foot across the tidal causeway but there is no access to the interior because of the risk of falling masonry.
Date: 21st September 2015
Location: view from the unclassified road north of Shiel Bridge
Castle Tioram from the Gaelic "Caisteal Tioram" meaning "dry castle" is a ruined castle that sits on the tidal island Eilean Tioram in Loch Moidart located west of Acharacle, approximately 50 miles from Fort William. Though hidden from the sea, the castle controls access to Loch Shiel.
The castle, a listed building and scheduled ancient monument, is the traditional seat of Clan MacDonald of Clan Ranald, a branch of Clan Donald. Castle Tioram was seized by Government forces around 1692 when Clan Chief Allan of Clanranald joined the Jacobite Court in France, despite having sworn allegiance to the British Crown. A small garrison was stationed in the castle until the Jacobite Uprising of 1715 when Allan recaptured and torched it, purportedly to keep it out of the hands of Hanoverian forces. It has been unoccupied since that time.
The castle is now in extremely poor condition and in 1998 was closed to the public at the request of Highland Council. The castle can be reached on foot across the tidal causeway but there is no access to the interior because of the risk of falling masonry.
Date: 21st September 2015
Location: view from the unclassified road north of Shiel Bridge
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