Urquhart Castle is located on Loch Ness in Scotland and has amazing views over the lake, and amazing views of the castle can be seen on a boat ride on the lake. The castle is in a ruined state now with some of the buildings to explore; these ruins date from the 13th to 14th centuries, but there was a previous medieval castle on the same site. It saw a lot of action between some local disputes and English and Scottish conflicts. It is one of the largest and most-visited castles in this part of Scotland.
My first visit to the castle was in the spring of 2009, and you can read the post here: Urquhart Castle at Loch Ness. This visit to the castle was actually made in early December in 2017.
There are paths from the castle down to the lake, and I discovered the Loch Ness monster at the bottom. I even got a photograph of it below.
Urquhart Castle is a fun place to visit, and I would recommend the boat trip on the loch to the castle and then back again. That is what I did on my first visit, but we did not have much time on my second to do that. I visited with my parents.
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