Castle
Stalker is a four-story keep
that sits on a tidal island on Loch Linnhe.
It is located off the coast of Argyll, Scotland. The castle is accessible from the shore at
low tide. The original castle was built
in the early 14th century by Clan MacDougall who were the Lords of
Lorn. (Lorn is an ancient district in the west of Scotland.) Around 1388 the Stewarts took over the
Lordship of Lorn and were said to have built the castle that currently rests
upon the site in the 1440’s. Due to a
drunken wager made by King James IV of Scotland, the castle passed to Clan
Campbell in 1620. The Campbell’s
abandoned the castle in 1840, when the keep lost its roof. In 1965 Lt. Colonel D.R Stewart Allward purchased
the castle and began restoration. Castle
stalker is owned privately and is open to the public at select times during the
summer.
