What is recorded here

Castle Leod is a red sandstone tower house near Strathpeffer that has served as the Mackenzie seat since John of Killin received it after the Battle of Flodden in 1513. Sir Roderick Mackenzie reshaped the ancient site in the early 17th century, adding rooms, gun loops and a broad staircase inside walls as thick as eight feet. The castle fell into ruin after the 3rd Earl of Cromartie supported the lost 1745 Jacobite cause, but the Hay-Mackenzies restored it in the mid-19th century and it remains the home of the Earl of Cromartie.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Leod as Tower House (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Built by the Clan Donald in the 13th century, Castle Leod has been the ancestral seat of the MacIains (Macleans) since the 16th century. It is important as a historic stronghold associated with one of Scotland's most powerful and influential clans.

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