River Lochy With Bagpipes Music On History Visit To The West Highlands Of Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K short travel clip, with Scottish bagpipes music, of the River Lochy and the ruined Tor Castle on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the West Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. The River Lochy flows southwest along the Great Glen from Loch Lochy to Loch Linnhe at Fort William. Tor Castle is a ruined castle, about 3 miles North East of Fort William near the River Lochy and east of the Caledonian Canal, near Torlundy. An Iron Age fort previously occupied the site. According to tradition, the fort once belonged to Banquo who features in Macbeth. There has been a castle at the site since at least the eleventh century. In 1291 a splendid match was arranged for Angus Mackintosh, chief of the Clan Mackintosh, when he married Eva, the only daughter of Dougal Dal, chief of the Clan Chattan, which brought Angus the lands of Glenloy and Loch Arkaig Angus and Eva lived on the lands of Clan Chattan at Tor Castle but they later withdrew to Rothiemurchus. The castle was then seized by the Clan Cameron, who built a massive tower house and courtyard. Ewen Cameron of Lochiel, 13th chief of Clan Cameron rebuilt the castle in 1530. The Camerons used the castle as a refuge from attacks by the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch. The castle consists of a very ruinous tower house. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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