Tarradale Castle was a castle that was located near
Muir of Ord
Muir of Ord ( gd, Am Blàr Dubh) is a village in Easter Ross, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is situated near the western end of the Black Isle, about west of the city of Inverness and south of Dingwall. The village has a populati ...
, Scotland, most likely northwest of Tarradale House. King
Robert the Bruce
Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventual ...
captured and destroyed the castle in 1308.
Tarradale House was built on the site in 1680. The geologist Sir
Roderick Murchison was born there in 1792.
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Castles in Highland (council area)
Demolished buildings and structures in Scotland
Former castles in Scotland
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