Delny Castle was a castle near the hamlet of

Delny Delny ( gd, Deilgnidh) is a small hamlet in the parish of Kilmuir-Easter in Ross-shire, Scotland. It was the site of a castle, that was once the seat of the Earl of Ross The Earl or Mormaer of Ross was the ruler of the province of Ross in n ...

Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally speaking, upland (or uplands) refers to ranges of hills, typically from up to while highland (or highlands) is ...

in Scotland.

History

Held by the MacTaggert

Earls of Ross The Earl or Mormaer of Ross was the ruler of the province of Ross in northern Scotland. Origins and transfers In the early Middle Ages, Ross was part of the vast earldom of Moray. It seems to have been made a separate earldom in the mid 12th ...

until the late 14th century. Both

William II, Earl of Ross William II, Earl of Ross (Gaelic: ''Uilleam''; died c. 1323) was ruler of the province of Ross in northern Scotland, and a prominent figure in the Wars of Scottish Independence. William was the only child of William I, Earl of Ross and his wi ...

(died c.1323) and

William III, Earl of Ross William (or Uilleam) III, 5th Earl of Ross (d. 1372) was a fourteenth-century Scotland, Scottish nobleman. He was the fifth O’Beolan earl of Ross, descending from the founder of the line, Fearchar, Earl of Ross, Fearchar of Ross (or Fearchar Mac ...

(died 1372) are known to have died at the castle. The castle passed to the Munro family in the early 16th century.Coventry, Martin (2010). ''Castles of the Clans''. Musselburgh : Goblinshead. The location of the castle is yet to be identified.

References

Ruined castles in Highland (council area) Clan Ross Clan Munro {{Scotland-castle-stub