Old Inverlochy castle in Fort William Scotland, this video is 14minutes.
History of Old Inverlochy Castle
The Castle was built in the 1200s by the Comyns of Badenoch. There is a legend it was sited on the remains of a fort of some sort dating back at least a further five hundred years.
One of Scotland’s famous castles
When visiting the Fort William area do stop off to look around Old Inverlochy Castle. Although now a ruin this was one of the most important castles in Scottish history and has been the backdrop for two major historical events, the first and second battles of Inverlochy.
The Comyns, modern name Cumming, were the rising stars of the Norman expansion in the 13th century. They had come out of the southern Lowlands to build an empire displacing Celtic families in the north. Inverlochy Castle was built by them as they sought to expand their own power by bringing Celtic Scotland to heel for the Scottish monarchy.
In the conflict that led up to the Battle of Bannockburn they supported the claim of the English crown to Scotland. However, after the defeat at Bannockburn, being on the losing side, they lost their lands in the northwest primarily to the Clan Donald. Their main allies in the Highlands, the MacDougalls, had their lands divided between the MacDonalds and the Campbells, setting the stage for the Jacobite conflict here more than 300 years later.
Like most Scottish castles of any value or importance, Inverlochy Castle passed through a number of hands, usually by force. The Comyns fell victim to Robert the Bruce’s royal ambitions, who passed it on to his supporters, and so on.
The first Battle of Inverlochy 1431. Alasdair Carrach, won a victory here for Clan Donald against the Earls of Mar and Caithness in their attempt to pacify the Lordship of the Isles in the name of the Scottish monarch. Though Alasdair Carrach’s archers made short work of the royal army, this battle was ultimately a rear guard action in the wake of the debacle of the Battle of Harlaw, which was the beginning of the end for the Lordship.
The Second Battle of Inverlochy 1645.Inverlochy Castle last played a part in Scottish history during the Civil Wars of 1642-1649. In 1645, the Campbells under the Earl of Argyll, who was holding it, were defeated by the royalist Marquis of Montrose, a victory that was followed by the wholesale massacre of 1,300 of the Campbell defenders who were taken out of the Castle and put to the sword.
Shortly after this the castle was abandoned in favour of a new fortification further down the River Lochy at its mouth where it joins Loch Linnhe. The town that grew up around this has become the modern Fort William.
Today the battlefields around the Castle are much changed, but the setting of the castle on the banks of the River Lochy are still evocative and it is easy to imagine the clansmen fleeing the battle by sailing away down the river to the Loch.
Touring Scotland ~ Old Inverlochy Castle
Another must see place whilst in Fort William, Inverlochy Castle was built by the 'Red' Comyns, lords of Badenoch and Lochaber. The Comyns dominated Northern Scotland in the 1200's and were key supporters of King John Balliol, earning the emnity of Robert the Bruce. After seizing the throne in 1306, Bruce made the destruction of the Comyns a priority, and ruthlessly set about overthrowing them. Much of what can be seen at Inverlochy Castle today was built by the Comyns. It was a formidable fortress and has survived remarkably well. Few castles from the 1200's survive unaltered in Scotland today and Inverlochy is one of the most complete. In this video we have a look around the ruins and make the most of it being quiet by flying the drone to see the castle from a different angle.
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Inverlochy Castle, Fort William, Scotland.
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Steall Waterfall
Ben Nevis
West Highland Museum
Nevis Range Mountain Experience
Jacobite Steam Train
Neptune's Staircase
Saint Andrew's Church
Treasures of the Earth
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Old Inverlochy Castle
Old Inverlochy Castle
Fort William, Scotland
Originally dating back to the 13th century, Inverlochy Castle last played a part in Scottish and English history during the Civil Wars of the 1640′s. In 1645 the royalist Earl of Montrose routed the roundhead forces of the Campbell Chief Duke of Argyll at the second Battle of Inverlochy.
In 1654 the Castle was abandoned in favour of a large timber fort built nearby by Oliver Cromwell which in 1690 was then replaced by a stone fort named Fort William after King William III. The town which grew around it was named Maryburgh after the Queen, Mary II, though eventually it took the same name as the fort.