Tarradale Castle was a castle that was located near Muir of Ord, Scotland, most likely northwest of Tarradale House.[1] King Robert the Bruce captured and destroyed the castle in 1308.[2]

Tarradale House was built on the site in 1680. The geologist Sir Roderick Murchison was born there in 1792.[3]

Citations

  1. ↑ Tarradale House is at 57°30′21″N 4°25′02″W / 57.505928°N 4.417309°W, 1970-1971 1:2,500 Ordnance Survey map of Inverness-Shire and Skye.
  2. ↑ Jones, G. D. B. (2002). "Tarradale: Investigation of a Cropmark Site near Muir of Ord, Ross and Cromarty" (PDF). Highland Council Historic Environment Record. submission.
  3. ↑ "Tarradale House from the Gazetteer for Scotland".


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