Impres­sive 13th- to the 16th-cen­­tu­ry ruins on a head­land over­look­ing Loch Ness. The most famous site in the area. The cas­tle is in ruins but an impres­sive ruin with walls, four tur­rets and the keep. The beau­ty of the place cou­pled with its his­to­ry makes it so attrac­tive. The posi­tion of the cas­tle at Strone Point is dra­mat­ic and com­mands a wide view of Loch Ness. There had been a fortress at that point from ancient times and the cas­tle was asso­ci­at­ed with big names of Scot­tish his­to­ry such as Saint Colum­ba (6th cen­tu­ry) and Robert the Bruce (12–13th cen­tu­ry). The end came with a bang in the final years of the 17th cen­tu­ry when it was packed with explo­sives and blown up to ren­der it use­less to the Jaco­bites. Those vis­it­ing the cas­tle must not miss the dra­mat­ic audio­vi­su­al pre­sen­ta­tion at the cen­tre there, cer­tain­ly one of the best any­where in the world. It is in Eng­lish but depend­ing on the com­po­si­tion of the tourists sub-titles are added in some oth­er lan­guages.