Urquhart Castle and Loch Ness

The ruins of Urquhart Castle date from the 13th century, though it was built on the site of an earlier medieval fortification. The Castle played a role in the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century. It was subsequently held as a royal castle then was granted to the Clan Grant in 1509, the castle was partially destroyed in 1692 to prevent its use by Jacobite forces. In the 20th century it was placed in state care and opened to the public, it is now one of the most-visited castles in Scotland.

Loch Ness is a freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 23 miles southwest of Inverness. Loch Ness is best known for alleged sightings of the Loch Ness Monster.
Loch Ness is the second largest Scottish loch by surface area after Loch Lomond, but due to its great depth, it is the largest by volume. It contains more fresh water than all the lakes in England and Wales combined.

The Retro Lab's Scottish Adventure was a two thousand mile road trip around Scotland in which we continued our mission to find Britain's (and maybe even the world's) best driving roads, also visiting many castles and other points-of-interest along the way, but it didn't go quite how we had planned....
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