Lochleven Castle, Scotland

Lochleven Castle has placed on the island Castle near the town Kinross. It is also ruined but this place is quite mysterious. Tourists like to come here. We don’t know the accurate date of the castle foundation but the first mentions about it go up to the 14th century. The castle played an important role during the Wars of Scottish Independence. At the end of the 14th century, Duke William Douglas became the owner of this castle.

The castle remained in Douglases' hands for the next 300 years. At that time, it was used as a prison for high-level individuals. Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned here in 1567. The last owner of the castle was a famous architect Sir William Bruce. He turned this place in a beautiful estate with a great park. After the architect’s death, Lochleven Castle was never used as a place for living. With time the castle became empty. A lot of buildings are still ruined today.

During the excursion visitors of the castle can see saved towers and ruins of the Great Tower. One of the main parts of the building is an 11 meters high tower house. There saved a vaulted basement that is also open for tourists. The Glassin Tower of the 16th century is another interesting sightseeing of the castle. The tower has a vaulted basement for storing water. Only, at first sight, it seems that Lochleven Castle is a neglected place. Its territory is full of archaeologists. In 1995 there were found secret staircases, ceramic items and other old artefacts. Next - Culzean Castle