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Castle Stuart

Castle Stuart is an early 17th century tower house which was built on the site of an earlier castle.

Originally known as Halhill, it was owned by the Mackintosh family until it was granted to James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, by his half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1561. He was murdered in 1570 and succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth Stewart, who became 2nd Countess of Moray. When she married, in 1580 or 1581, James Stewart, son of James Stewart, 1st Lord Doune, her husband became the 2nd Earl of Moray. The 2nd Earl died in 1592 and their son, James Stewart or Stuart, became the 3rd Earl of Moray.

Castle Stuart
The 3rd Earl was responsible for remodelling the old castle, work which was completed in 1625. However following the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the fall of the Stuart monarchy the Stuarts went into exile abroad and the castle was left largely unoccupied for three centuries, falling into disrepair.

Castle Stuart
In 1869 George Stuart, 13th Earl of Moray, commissioned the architects Brown & Wardrop to restore and remodel the castle. In 1977 Douglas Stuart, 20th Earl of Moray, leased Castle Stuart to Charles and Elizabeth Stuart (no relation) on a lengthy peppercorn rent of £50 a year. Despite not actually owning it the new custodians set about restoring the castle, an endeavour which took 15 years and cost over £600,000. Following the refurbishment, which included rebuilding part of the east tower with newly-quarried stone, the castle opened as a luxury bed and breakfast.

Castle Stuart
In 2009 Castle Stuart Golf Links opened to the north-west of the castle.

Castle Stuart

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Alternative names for Castle Stuart

Hallhill Castle; Castle Stewart

Clans associated with Castle Stuart

Stewart

Surnames associated with Castle Stuart

Stewart

Stuart

Where is Castle Stuart?

Castle Stuart is in the parish of Petty and the county of Inverness-shire.

Grid reference: NH 74159 49797

Lat / long: 57.52081, -4.102975

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Weather at Castle Stuart

22°C
max 24°C / min 22°C
7km/h NW
1012mb
56%
0%
03:18 21:14

Clear sky
Weather observed at Dalcross at 12:07

References (books)

The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland Volume 2
David MacGibbon
Edinburgh, 1887
The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015
The Fortified House in Scotland - Volume V
Nigel Tranter
Edinburgh, 1970

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Canmore
Wikipedia

Castles near Castle Stuart

Petty motte

0.3km away

Halhill Castle (site of)

1.3km away

Culloden House

3.9km away

Dalcross Castle

4.0km away

Cantray Dallas (site of)

5.8km away

Ormond Castle

5.9km away

Cantraydoune

6.0km away

Cromal Mount

7.0km away

Seaforth Castle (site of)

7.1km away
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Ancient sites near Castle Stuart

Balnuaran of Clava kerb cairn and rock art

5.6km away

Balnuaran Of Clava, Centre ring cairn and stone circle

5.6km away

Balnuaran Of Clava, North-East chambered cairn, stone circle and rock art

5.6km away

Balnuaran Of Clava, South-West chambered cairn, stone circle and rock art

5.7km away

Clootie Well sacred site

10.8km away

Humberston (site of) stone circle

21.4km away

Eilean na Faoileag crannog

29.3km away

Urquhart Castle fort

29.8km away

Carriblair stone circle, cist

35.4km away
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Pictish stones near Castle Stuart

Rosemarkie 1 Class II cross slab

7.8km away

Rosemarkie 2 Class III slab

7.8km away

Rosemarkie 3 Class III slab

7.8km away

Rosemarkie 4 Class III slab

7.8km away

Rosemarkie 5 Class III slab

7.8km away

Rosemarkie 6 Class III cross slab

7.8km away

Kingsmills Class I symbol stone

9.2km away

Lochardill Class I symbol stone

9.7km away

Knocknagael Boar Stone Class I symbol stone

11.9km away
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Pictish sites near Castle Stuart

Torvean silver chain

10.7km away

Burghead fort

41.5km away

Gaulcross hoard

80.6km away

Parkhill silver chain

120.8km away

Nigg silver chain

128.3km away

Dunnicaer fort

130.3km away

Norrie's Law hoard

156.6km away

Haddington silver chain

191.6km away

Traprain Law silver chain

193.1km away
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Accommodation near Castle Stuart

Castle Stuart
hotelInverness
0.0km away
Culloden House Hotel
hotel, restaurant barInverness
3.9km away
Holiday Inn Express Inverness
hotelInverness
6.4km away
Rosemarkie Camping and Caravanning Club Site
campsiteRosemarkie
7.1km away
Premier Inn Inverness East
hotel, restaurant, barInverness
7.3km away
Premier Inn Inverness Centre (Millburn Rd)
hotel, restaurantInverness
7.5km away
Chieftain Hotel
hotelInverness
7.7km away
New Drumossie Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantInverness
7.8km away
Inverness SYHA Hostel
hostelInverness
7.9km away
Kingsmills Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantInverness
8.3km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Castle Stuart

Culloden House Hotel
hotel, restaurant barInverness
3.9km away
Premier Inn Inverness East
hotel, restaurant, barInverness
7.3km away
Premier Inn Inverness Centre (Millburn Rd)
hotel, restaurantInverness
7.5km away
New Drumossie Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantInverness
7.8km away
Plough Inn
pubRosemarkie
7.9km away
Kingsmills Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantInverness
8.3km away
Heathmount Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barInverness
8.5km away
Crown Court Town House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barInverness
8.6km away
Ramada Encore Inverness
hotel, barInverness
8.6km away
Mercure Inverness Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantInverness
8.8km away
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Published on the 1st of November 2011 at 9:49 am. Updated on the 21st of March 2022 at 6:59 pm.

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