Computer-generated images of Invergarry Castle

Computer-generated images of Invergarry Castle

ID: PC_GLENGARRY_FOLDER_02_07C DESCRIPTION: One of a series of images that shows the ruins of the present-day building alongside an impression of what the original castle might have looked like. Invergarry Castle stands about half a mile east of Invergarry on the shores of Loch Oich. It dates from the early 17th century, when it was built as a stronghold of the MacDonell clan. In 1654 it was burned by General George Monck, then was rebuilt and fortified. It changed hands during the 1715 Jacobite Rebellion, and was visited by Bonnie Prince Charlie during the 1745 Rebellion. In 1746, the castle was destroyed by the Duke of Cumberland's forces and was never rebuilt: instead, the MacDonell chief built a house on the shores of Loch Oich. After the Ellices bought the estate in 1860, Edward Ellice the younger built his own house close to the site of the chief’s dwelling. Originally named Invergarry House, this is now the Glengarry Castle Hotel. PLACENAME: Invergarry Castle DISTRICT: Lochaber OLD COUNTY/PARISH: INVERNESS: Kilmonivaig SOURCE: Glengarry Heritage Centre COLLECTION: Glengarry Heritage Centre Asset ID: 49968 KEYWORDS: