Leny Castle
Leny Castle was the seat of the Leny family however it was burnt in the early 16th century and never rebuilt.
In the late 13th or early 14th century Malcolm, Earl of Lennox, granted to John, son of Alan de Lany, the lands of Drumchastell which Alan had resigned into the Earl’s hands.
The castle is said to have been burnt by a Buchanan prior to the Battle of Flodden in 1513.
Slight traces of a building remain on a morainic mound.
Alternative names for Leny Castle
Caisteal Briste; Lany; old Castel of Leny
Where is Leny Castle?
Leny Castle is in the parish of Callander and the county of Perthshire.
Grid reference: NN 6172 0820
Lat / long: 56.246185, -4.233033