Urquhart Castle Tower House by danapommet

Photography • Architecture • posted on Jul 26, 2011

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Description

Urquhart Castle sits beside Loch Ness in Scotland, between towns of Fort William and Inverness. Though extensively ruined, it was in its day one of the largest strongholds of medieval Scotland, and remains an impressive structure, splendidly situated on a headland overlooking Loch Ness. It is also near this castle that the majority of Nessie (Loch Ness Monster) sightings occur. It is not known precisely when the castle was built, but records show the existence of a castle on this site from the early 13th century. The Tower house was a 5 story building. The entrance you see here was the second story and entered the Lords Hall used for intimate reception and dining. The area below was for storage and access to the water. The third story was the Lords private chambers. The forth floor was additional chambers. The fifth floor was a defensive platform, watchtower, turret chambers and attic type storage areas. The people that you see standing up there are on the fifth floor. To the left of the tower are the remains of one of the defensive Curtain Walls. Info from the Historic Scotland guide and Wikipedia. 1995 photos scanned. Zoom does help. Thanks for stopping by my gallery, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated. Dana

Comments (37)

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Faemike55

10:36AM | Tue, 26 July 2011

I can see the ads; great little fixer-upper previously owned by some Lords in the area Great capture, Dana

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m_j_s

10:37AM | Tue, 26 July 2011

Ah one of the classics! Very nice shot Dana!

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bmac62

10:39AM | Tue, 26 July 2011

Even in ruins this place has character, strength and beauty. Well done Dana.

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geico2000

10:49AM | Tue, 26 July 2011

so beautiful! It make me dreams...

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durleybeachbum

11:07AM | Tue, 26 July 2011

Clasiic! what a marvellous sight and site!

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rainbows

11:17AM | Tue, 26 July 2011

Marvelous capture and place, dear Dana. It is beautiful. Hugs. Di. xx

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Bossie_Boots

12:15PM | Tue, 26 July 2011

Wow Dana amazing capture and thank you for the info superb work !!

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A.C.Wolfe

12:28PM | Tue, 26 July 2011

These castle shots are great! I would love to spend some time in Scotland

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bobrgallegos

1:05PM | Tue, 26 July 2011

Wonderful photo of this awesome old structure!!! Thanks for the information and history.

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jayfar

1:35PM | Tue, 26 July 2011

Super shot Dana and an icon for Scotland, great info too.

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mgtcs

3:10PM | Tue, 26 July 2011

Spectacular view Dana, marvelous capture as usual!

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fallen21

3:36PM | Tue, 26 July 2011

Wonderful place, nice shot!

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blinkings

3:43PM | Tue, 26 July 2011

Lovely dude. I do have a slight complaint though. I find that big snake like creature with multiple humps very distracting in the scene. Try a different composition next time perhaps. ;) Here is how it looked originally.

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Feliciti

3:45PM | Tue, 26 July 2011

wonderful capture and mood !!!

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sandra46

4:50PM | Tue, 26 July 2011

MARVELOUS

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mariogiannecchini

5:15PM | Tue, 26 July 2011

Wonderful capture , dear Dana of this old structure !Very beautiful shot !

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flavia49

6:03PM | Tue, 26 July 2011

stunning place and shot!

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goodoleboy

7:29PM | Tue, 26 July 2011

Oh wow, the epitome of antiquity in this super shot, Dana. Great ambience really brings this to the fore. And, the accompanying information is highly appreciated.

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npauling

9:08PM | Tue, 26 July 2011

A lovely capture but this castle has seen better days. Great that you can still climb up to the 5th floor for the view. I hope they restore it one day.

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