Urquhart Castle
A ruined castle on a headland above Loch Ness, about two kilometres from Drumnadrochit. It is one of the most visited castles in Scotland, and its broken tower looks straight down the length of the loch.
- Where
- Drumnadrochit, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 57.3240, -4.4420
Get the Urquhart Castle stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Urquhart Castle. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Scotland volume with your photos and a note.
Near Urquhart Castle
Loch Ness 2.7 km
A long, deep freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands, named after the River Ness that flows out of its northern end. It is best known for claimed sightings of a monster, affectionately called Nessie.
Culloden Battlefield 27 km
Open moorland east of Inverness where, on 16 April 1746, a Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart was defeated by government forces. It was the last pitched battle on British soil, and a memorial cairn and clan stones mark the field today.
Cairngorms National Park 54 km
The largest national park in the United Kingdom, established in 2003 around the Cairngorms range in northeast Scotland. Its high plateau, pine forests and glens are home to red deer, ospreys and Britain's only free-ranging reindeer herd.
Eilean Donan Castle 65 km
A castle on a small tidal island where three sea lochs meet in the western Highlands, joined to the shore by a stone footbridge. First built in the 13th century, it was a stronghold of the Clan Mackenzie, and the present castle was rebuilt in the early 20th century.
Ben Nevis 68 km
The highest mountain in the British Isles, at 1,345 metres, at the western end of the Grampian Mountains above Fort William. A well-trodden path leads to the summit, where the ruins of an old weather observatory still stand.
Glenfinnan Viaduct 78 km
A curving concrete railway viaduct on the West Highland Line, built between 1897 and 1901 at the head of Loch Shiel. The Jacobite steam train crosses it in summer, and it became famous as the route of the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter films.
Balmoral Castle 80 km
A royal estate house on Royal Deeside, near the village of Crathie and 80 kilometres west of Aberdeen. Bought for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, who had the present house built in the 1850s, it is still the royal family's summer home in Scotland.
The Storr 106 km
A 719 metre hill on Skye's Trotternish peninsula, with a steep rocky face looking out over the Sound of Raasay. Below the cliffs stands the Old Man of Storr, a tall pinnacle of rock that walkers climb up to see.
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Questions
Where is Urquhart Castle?
Urquhart Castle is in Drumnadrochit, Scotland, United Kingdom. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Loch Ness (2.7 km), Culloden Battlefield (27 km), Cairngorms National Park (54 km).
How do I get the Urquhart Castle stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Urquhart Castle and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Scotland volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Urquhart Castle before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Scotland volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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