What is recorded here

Tor Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Lochaber, Scotland, where Clan Cameron built a massive tower house after seizing the site from earlier chiefs. The stones still stand beside the River Lochy, marking a place where feuding clans clashed, married, and rewritten ownership across centuries. Local memory adds Banquo and cats to the story, but the visible truth is a castle shaped by violence, alliance, and survival.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tor Castle as Castle (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Tor Castle was built in the late 14th or early 15th century by the Keith family, a powerful noble lineage in northeast Scotland. It is remembered as a strategic stronghold in the region and as the birthplace of William Keith, 1st Earl Marischal, a significant historical figure in Scottish politics and military affairs.

The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.