Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Inverlochy Castle

Inverlochy Castle, ruin, Kilmonivaig par., SW. Inverness-shire, on river Lochy, near its influx to Loch Linnhe, 1½ mile NE. of Fort William; is traditionally a royal Pictish seat; the battle of Inverlochy, in which Montrose defeated Argyll, was fought 2d February 1645; 3 miles NE. of Fort William is the modern Inverlochy Castle, seat of Lord Abinger.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "ruin"   (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites")
Administrative units: Kilmonivaig ScoP       Inverness Shire ScoCnty
Place: Inverlochy

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