Old Clunie Castle Explained

Old Clunie Castle
Location:Clunie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Map Type:Scotland Perth and Kinross
Coordinates:56.5797°N -3.4492°W
Condition:Ruin
Open To Public:Unknown

Old Clunie Castle is a ruined 13th century castle near Clunie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

History

Built upon a hillock on the western shores of Loch Clunie, guarding a trail between the Upper Tay valley and Strathmore. The castle replaced a hunting lodge used by Kenneth MacAlpin, King of the Picts, as a base for hunting in the nearby royal forest of Clunie. King Edward I of England stayed four nights in 1296 at the castle during his invasion of Scotland, before travelling to Inverquiech Castle.[1]

After becoming disused, a new L-plan tower house castle for the Bishops of Dunkeld was built in the 16th century on a crannog within the adjacent loch.

Notes and References

  1. Prestwich, Michael (1997). Edward I. New Haven, US: Yale University Press.