Clan MacLeod - Castles Associated With The Clan

Castles Associated With The Clan

  • Dunvegan Castle, in Dunvegan, Skye: the seat of the chiefs for hundreds of years.
  • Ardvreck Castle, in Loch Assynt, Sutherland: built in the late 16th century by the Macleods.
  • Dunscaith Castle, in Sleat, Skye: fought over fiercely between the Macleods and the Macdonalds of Sleat.

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