Loch Leven Castle

Lochleven Castle is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven, in the Perth and Kinross local authority area of Scotland. Possibly built around 1300, the castle was the site of military action during the Wars of Scottish Independence (1296–1357). In the latter part of the 14th century, the castle was granted to William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, by his uncle. It remained in the Douglases' hands for the next 300 years. Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned there in 1567–68, and forced to abdicate as queen, before escaping with the help of her gaoler's family. In 1588, the queen's gaoler inherited the title of Earl of Morton, and moved away from the castle. In 1675, Sir William Bruce, an architect, bought the castle and used it as a focal point for his garden; it was never again used as a residence.

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  Battle of Raith ⓘ
  596 hypothetical battle

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  Battle of Dollar ⓘ
  fought in 875 at Dollar, Scotland

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  Battle of Methven ⓘ
  1306 fought by Robert the Bruce

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  Siege of Perth ⓘ
  siege of Perth, Scotland, ending on the night of January 7th and 8th, 1313

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  Battle of Wester Kinghorn ⓘ
  battle of the Second War of Scottish Independence

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  Battle of Dupplin Moor ⓘ
  1332 battle of the Second War of Scottish Independence

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  Siege of Perth ⓘ
  1339 siege

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  Battle of the North Inch ⓘ
  1396 battle

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  Battle of Linlithgow Bridge ⓘ
  1526 battle in Scotland

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  Siege of Leith ⓘ
  1560 Siege at Leith

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  Battle of Tippermuir ⓘ
  1644 battle of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms

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  Battle of Inverkeithing ⓘ
  battle during the Third English Civil War (1651)

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  Skirmish of Dunfermline ⓘ
  1715 skirmish

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  Battle of the River Forth ⓘ
  battle in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Artillery Fortifications, Inchkeith ⓘ
  architectural structure in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Balgonie Castle, artillery fortification ⓘ
  architectural structure in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Braefoot Point Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Charles Hill, Monks' Cave storehouse, military camp and battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Crombie anti-aircraft battery ⓘ
  scheduled monument 695m SE of Bullions in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Dalmeny Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Downing Point, battery and camp 100m S of 22 The Inches ⓘ
  architectural structure in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Hound Point Battery, 150m W of Fishery Cottage ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Leith Links, artillery mounds ⓘ
  artillery battery in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Downing Point Battery ⓘ
  

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  Braefoot Battery ⓘ
  

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  33 East Port, Dunfermline ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

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  79, 81, 83, 85, 87 St Stephen Street, Edinburgh ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Barnton Quarry ⓘ
  disused stone quarry in Scotland, formerly containing a Regional Seat of Government nuclear bunker

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  Burgh Chambers, 15 Seaview Place, Bo'Ness ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland, UK

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  Craigiehall Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  building in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Edinburgh R4 ROTOR Sector Operations Command headquarters ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Edinburgh Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in Edinburgh

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  Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station, Shrub Place Lane, Leith Walk, Edinburgh ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  South Queensferry Air Raid Shelter ⓘ
  WWII air raid shelter in Scotland

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  Alloa Tower ⓘ
  castle in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Balgonie Castle ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Balvaird Castle ⓘ
  castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  

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  Blackness Castle ⓘ
  fortress, near the village of Blackness, Scotland  

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  Burleigh Castle ⓘ
  tower house in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  

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  Castle Campbell ⓘ
  castle in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Clackmannan Tower ⓘ
  tower house in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Creich Castle ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Dundas Castle ⓘ
  castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK  

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  Dunfermline Palace ⓘ
  ruined former royal palace in Scotland  

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  Elcho Castle ⓘ
  tower house in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  

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  Falkland Palace ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Huntingtower Castle ⓘ
  castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  

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  Kincardine Castle ⓘ
  castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK, south of Auchterarder  

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  Linlithgow Palace ⓘ
  ruined palace in West Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Midhope Castle ⓘ
  castle in West Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Old Dunimarle Castle ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Sauchie Tower ⓘ
  tower house, later house, in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Scone Palace ⓘ
  castle owned by the Earl of Mansfield in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  

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  Scotstarvit Tower ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Loch Leven Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle, now ruined, in Loch Leven, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  

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  Ravenscraig Castle ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Niddry Castle ⓘ
  castle in West Lothian, Scotland, UK

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  Seafield Tower ⓘ
  architectural structure in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Balhousie Castle ⓘ
  regimental museum in Perth, Scotland  

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  Leith Fort ⓘ
  fort in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  HMY Britannia ⓘ
  1953 royal yacht

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  HMS Bayonet ⓘ
  1938 Net-class boom defence vessel

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  HMS Ivanhoe ⓘ
  1898 naval trawler

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  HMS Campania ⓘ
  1914 seaplane tender

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  Tally Toor ⓘ
  Martello Tower in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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1300 Loch Leven Castle

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596 Battle of Raith

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875 Battle of Dollar

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1306 Battle of Methven

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1332 Battle of Wester Kinghorn

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1332 Battle of Dupplin Moor

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1339 Siege of Perth

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1396 Battle of the North Inch

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1526 Battle of Linlithgow Bridge

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1560 Siege of Leith

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1644 Battle of Tippermuir

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1651 Battle of Inverkeithing

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1715 Skirmish of Dunfermline

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1939 Battle of the River Forth

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1914 Downing Point Battery

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1915 Braefoot Battery

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1460 Ravenscraig Castle

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1500 Niddry Castle

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1542 Seafield Tower

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2009 Balhousie Castle

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1953 — 1997 HMY Britannia

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1914 HMS Campania

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1810 Tally Toor

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Frameless

MQOS Escaping Shirreff

Robert Burns Begg. The Secrets of My Prison-House. 1901.

MA(1829) p.188 - Loch Leven Castle, from Kinross - Thomas Hosmer Shepherd

«Ruines Du Château De Lochleven.» Auprès du lac qui borde le château, on distingue la silhouette du duc de Bordeaux, au centre d'un groupe. 3.e pl. - estampe - btv1b54000420s

Lochleven Castle 01

Lochleven Castle 02

«Intérieur Du Donjon Du Château de Lochleven.» Le duc de Bordeaux s'avance au milieu du donjon en ruines. 4.e pl. - estampe - btv1b54000789f

Lochleven Castle 03 - drain in kitchen

Lochleven Castle 04 - tower interior

Lochleven Castle engraving by William Miller after G F Sargent

• In den Schlössern der Maria Stuart - German article in Die Gartenlaube, 1883, no 40, German

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	596	Battle of Raith	Angles, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	875	Battle of Dollar	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1306	Battle of Methven	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1311	Siege of Perth	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1332	Battle of Wester Kinghorn	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1332	Battle of Dupplin Moor	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1339	Siege of Perth	Kingdom of England, siege, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1396	Battle of the North Inch	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1526	Battle of Linlithgow Bridge	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1560	Siege of Leith	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Tippermuir	battle, Covenanters	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1651	Battle of Inverkeithing	battle, Kingdom of Scotland, Commonwealth of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1715	Skirmish of Dunfermline	skirmish	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	Battle of the River Forth	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, battle	Wikidata
link	page		Historic Environment Scotland page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic Environment Scotland page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Canmore page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
organisation	factory	1918	Burntisland Shipbuilding Company	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding		Scott of Kinghorn	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1877	Ramage & Ferguson	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1918	Henry Robb	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Artillery Fortifications, Inchkeith	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Balgonie Castle, artillery fortification	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Braefoot Point Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Charles Hill, Monks' Cave storehouse, military camp and battery	artillery battery, military base	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Crombie anti-aircraft battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Dalmeny Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Downing Point, battery and camp 100m S of 22 The Inches	artillery battery, military base	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Hound Point Battery, 150m W of Fishery Cottage	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Leith Links, artillery mounds	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1914	Downing Point Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1915	Braefoot Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		33 East Port, Dunfermline	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		79, 81, 83, 85, 87 St Stephen Street, Edinburgh	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Barnton Quarry	Royal Air Force station, bunker, quarry	Wikidata
site	bunker		Burgh Chambers, 15 Seaview Place, Bo'Ness	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Craigiehall Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	command center, bunker, blockhouse	Wikidata
site	bunker		Edinburgh R4 ROTOR Sector Operations Command headquarters	ROTOR R4 bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Edinburgh Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station, Shrub Place Lane, Leith Walk, Edinburgh	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		South Queensferry Air Raid Shelter	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	castle		Alloa Tower	country house, National Trust for Scotland, tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Balgonie Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Balvaird Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Blackness Castle	Historic Environment Scotland, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Burleigh Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Castle Campbell	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Clackmannan Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Creich Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Dundas Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Dunfermline Palace	Historic Environment Scotland, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Elcho Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Falkland Palace	castle, country house, National Trust for Scotland	Wikidata
site	castle		Huntingtower Castle	Historic Environment Scotland, country house, tower house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Kincardine Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Linlithgow Palace	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Midhope Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Old Dunimarle Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Sauchie Tower	tower house, house	Wikidata
site	castle		Scone Palace	country house, castle, palace	Wikidata
site	castle		Scotstarvit Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle	1300	Loch Leven Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1460	Ravenscraig Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1500	Niddry Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle	1542	Seafield Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle	2009	Balhousie Castle	independent museum, military museum, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Leith Fort	fort, barracks	Wikidata
site	museum	1953	HMY Britannia	royal yacht, preserved watercraft, museum ship, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Bayonet	boom defence vessel, Net-class boom defence vessel, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Ivanhoe	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1914	HMS Campania	shipwreck, seaplane tender	Wikidata
site	tower	1810	Tally Toor	Martello tower	Wikidata
commons	image		MQOS Escaping Shirreff		Commons
commons	image		Robert Burns Begg. The Secrets of My Prison-House. 1901.		Commons
commons	image		MA(1829) p.188 - Loch Leven Castle, from Kinross - Thomas Hosmer Shepherd		Commons
commons	image		«Ruines Du Château De Lochleven.» Auprès du lac qui borde le château, on distingue la silhouette du duc de Bordeaux, au centre d'un groupe. 3.e pl. - estampe - btv1b54000420s		Commons
commons	image		Lochleven Castle 01		Commons
commons	image		Lochleven Castle 02		Commons
commons	image		«Intérieur Du Donjon Du Château de Lochleven.» Le duc de Bordeaux s'avance au milieu du donjon en ruines. 4.e pl. - estampe - btv1b54000789f		Commons
commons	image		Lochleven Castle 03 - drain in kitchen		Commons
commons	image		Lochleven Castle 04 - tower interior		Commons
commons	image		Lochleven Castle engraving by William Miller after G F Sargent		Commons