Old Inverlochy Castle

Whilst staying in Inverlochy it would almost have been rude not to pay the cache at Old Inverlochy Castle a visit. So we did just that.

Built around 1280 by John "the Black" Comyn, Lord of Badenoch and Chief of the Clan Comyn, Old Inverlochy Castle was only used by the family until 1308 around which time the Comyns were dispossessed of their lands by Robert the Bruce. Since then the castle has been used on a number of occasions but has mostly been uninhabited. As a result, the castle remains largely unaltered since the Wars of Independence.

Today the castle is a ruin, but all four curtain walls and corner towers are mostly intact and there are enough remaining features to make this a very interesting place. When we were there the kids really enjoyed visiting all four towers and exploring all the nooks and crannies.

The cache is located outwith the castle itself but within the boundary walls. The clue supplied made this quite easy to find but there are a number of possible locations so a short hunt was required. We left this one for the kids to find and they had good fun running around looking for it. Once found we were pleasantly surprised to find two TBs in the cache which we grabbed and replaced with another TB plus some other treasure.