Beaufort Castle, Scotland

Beaufort Castle under construction in the late 1870s – the 13th Lord Lovat is shown at right

Beaufort Castle or Castle Dounie (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Dhùnaidh) is a Baronial style mansion built in 1880 and incorporating older building work.[1] It is situated on the right bank of the River Beauly near the town of Beauly in Inverness-shire and is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Kiltarlity and 13 mi (21 km) west of Inverness.[1] There has been a castle on the site since the 12th century. Beaufort Castle is the traditional seat of the Lords Lovat, Chiefs of Clan Fraser of Lovat.

  1. ^ a b M., Munro, David (2006). Scotland : an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Gittings, B. M. (Bruce M.), Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Glasgow: Collins. p. 56. ISBN 9780004724669. OCLC 225152110.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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