Old Clunie Castle

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Old Clunie Castle
Clunie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
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Old Clunie Castle
Coordinates 56°34′47″N3°26′57″W / 56.579744°N 3.449184°W / 56.579744; -3.449184
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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.

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References

  1. Prestwich, Michael (1997). Edward I. New Haven, US: Yale University Press. ISBN   0-300-07209-0