Old Clunie Castle is a ruined 13th century castle near Clunie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
| Old Clunie Castle | |
|---|---|
| Clunie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland | |
  Old Clunie Castle | |
| Coordinates | 56°34′47″N 3°26′57″W / 56.579744°N 3.449184°W |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | Unknown |
| Condition | Ruin |
History
editBuilt 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.
References
edit- ^ Prestwich, Michael (1997). Edward I. New Haven, US: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-07209-0
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