#castle stuart

Castle Stuart is a restored tower house on the banks of the Moray Firth, about 6.5 miles (10 km) northeast of Inverness.

The land the castle was built on was granted to James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray by his half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots, following her return to Scotland in 1561. The successive murders of Stewart and his son-in-law, James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray, meant that the castle was finally completed by his grandson, James Stuart, 3rd Earl of Moray, in 1625.

Castle Stuart Scotland

Built in 1561 by James Stuart (Mary Queen of Scot’s half-brother), Castle Stuart is said to be one of the most haunted castles in Scotland.

James Stuart believed his new home to be so haunted that he offered to pay a reward to anyone who was brave enough to spend the night at his castle to disprove the hauntings. The only soul brave enough to take this challenge was a local minister. He stayed in the room at the top of the East Tower. The next morning the castle awoke to find the minister’s dead body in the courtyard after falling from his bedroom window. He had a petrified look etched upon his face.

Castle Stuart Scotland

Built in 1561 by James Stuart (Mary Queen of Scot’s half-brother), Castle Stuart is said to be one of the most haunted castles in Scotland.

Paranormal activity: James Stuart believed his new home to be so haunted that he offered to pay a reward to anyone who was brave enough to spend the night at his castle to disprove the hauntings. The only soul brave enough to take this challenge was a local minister; he stayed in the room at the top of the East Tower. The next morning the castle awoke to find the minister’s dead body in the courtyard after falling from his bedroom window. He had a petrified look etched upon his face.

by Marion Ruscoe When I first started looking at the site of the Saltwater Mill at Petty Bay, I was writing a general survey of industry in Petty Parish (2019).  I discovered that there was very little primary evidence for the mill and access to the site was not easy.  In fact, at the time, I couldn’t see how to get down to the site, since the Castle Stuart Golf Course had taken over the area to…

by Marion Ruscoe 1st ed. 25” OS map (NLS)  Petty Bay lies approximately 5 miles east of Inverness.  Today it’s bypassed by the A96, but a map of 1798 shows that the original road from Inverness to Ardersier and Fort George looped off the Inverness-Nairn route at Allanfearn and joined the present B9039 at Castle Stuart Farm. The 1st edition 25” Ordnance Survey map indicates a track running down…

Castle Stuart Scotland

Built in 1561 by James Stuart (Mary Queen of Scot’s half-brother), Castle Stuart is said to be one of the most haunted castles in Scotland.

James Stuart believed his new home to be so haunted that he offered to pay a reward to anyone who was brave enough to spend the night at his castle to disprove the hauntings. The only soul brave enough to take this challenge was a local minister. He stayed in the room at the top of the East Tower. The next morning the castle awoke to find the minister’s dead body in the courtyard after falling from his bedroom window. He had a petrified look etched upon his face.

A Coastal Walk on the Moray Firth: Castle Stuart and Alturlie

by Anne Coombs I don’t like the A96.  It’s a very busy road and the archaeology is not particularly exciting; crop marks and just the occasional cairn.  But here I was driving along from Inverness to Castle Stuart to meet the people from ScAPE, beginning their new recording project along the northeast coast.  The plan was to walk from Castle Stuart round towards Ardersier, with expectations of…

‘Ball-in-pocket and disengaged’, often the result of unrelenting difficulty, is a reality and state of mind that we think should be kept to a minimum. We believe the most cherished courses in the world keep each golfer in his or her competitive ‘hunt’ throughout the entirety of their round of golf, while also providing a pleasurable forum for friendly and companionable banter – one unmatched by any other sporting activity.”