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Lochleven Castle

Description: Lochleven Castle lies on a small island in Loch Leven which can be found 1 mile east of Kinross.

Newest Review: ... in LochLeven castle around 1567 and made a spectacular escape a year later. Other well known occupiers being William (Braveheart) Wallace, who captured it from the English I around 1300 and Robert the Bruce who first used it as state prison from 1316. Its pivotal role in Scottish history was largely due to its strategic location between Stirling, Perth and Edinburgh, it’s strong ... more

... natural defences insuring its defence against subsequent English attacks. In 1672 the Castle was replaced as the residence of the Laird of Lochleven by the building of the ne...more

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Lochleven Castle: Step back in Time (1069 words)
by - written on 05/06/01 (Very useful, 85 readings)
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Her darkness was complete, a blindfold over her eyes, the moonless night and overcast sky mirroring the feeling of desolation in her heart. A chill wind blew across the loch making her shiver uncontrollably, with her hands tied behind her she could not easily move in the bottom of the small boat. Her simple woollen dress, torn and filthy from days on the run, now soaked with the loch’s putrid water that was seeping in at the bottom. This journey could not end soon enough for Mary. She knew the castle well; she had spent many happy days there in past years as the guest of the Laird of LochLeven but now she was to be its prisoner. The ... Read the complete review