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Assynt Castle
Assynt Castle
Eilean Assynt, Highland, Scotland
	Assynt Castle
Site history
Built	12th century
In use	12th to 16th century

Assynt Castle was a castle, located on Eilean Assynt located in Loch Assynt, Highland in Scotland.^[1]

History

The Murray of Culbin family held lands in Assynt in the 12th century.

The castle was granted to Torquil MacLeod, by King David II of Scotland in 1343.^[2] The castle appears to have been abandoned in the 16th century after the construction of Ardvreck Castle.^[2]^[3]

^ "Eilean Assynt - Canmore". Canmore (database). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Assynt Castle (site of)". Stravaging Around Scotland. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ Coventry, Martin (2008). Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans. Musselburgh: Goblinshead. pp. 391–392. ISBN 978-1-899874-36-1.