Tarradale Castle

Tarradale Castle was a castle that was located near Muir of Ord, Scotland, most likely northwest of Tarradale House.[1] King Robert the Bruce captured and destroyed the castle in 1308.[2]

Tarradale House was built on the site in 1680. The geologist Sir Roderick Murchison was born there in 1792.[3]

Citations

Tarradale House is at 57°30′21″N 4°25′02″W, 1970-1971 1:2,500 Ordnance Survey map of Inverness-Shire and Skye.
Jones, G. D. B. (2002). "Tarradale: Investigation of a Cropmark Site near Muir of Ord, Ross and Cromarty" (PDF). Highland Council Historic Environment Record. submission.
"Tarradale House from the Gazetteer for Scotland".

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[1] Tarradale House is at 57°30′21″N 4°25′02″W, 1970-1971 1:2,500 Ordnance Survey map of Inverness-Shire and Skye.

[2] Jones, G. D. B. (2002). "Tarradale: Investigation of a Cropmark Site near Muir of Ord, Ross and Cromarty" (PDF). Highland Council Historic Environment Record. submission.

[3] "Tarradale House from the Gazetteer for Scotland".