What is recorded here

Urquhart Castle stood at Strone Point to control the long water of Loch Ness, but its own garrison packed the gatehouse with gunpowder in 1692 and walked away. The explosion collapsed the main entrance and ruined the walls, denying Jacobite forces a useful base while leaving the solid Grant Tower broken but standing. That deliberate destruction explains why the ruins still stare across the glassy loch, preserving a violent choice rather than a gradual decay.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ness Castle as Clearance Cairn (post Medieval)(possible). 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.

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