Panorama of Inverlochy Castle near Fort William in Scotland. This picture shows the simple layout inside the castle courtyard and the entrances to the four towers.

Inverlochy Castle Inside - Fort William visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Inverlochy Castle Inside' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Highland.

Inverlochy Castle is a ruined 13th century castle built on the banks of River Lochy at the entrance to the Great Glen on the west side of Scotland. It is one of the tourist attractions near Fort William. The ruins are managed by Historic Scotland and are open to the public. Originally it was surrounded on three sides by a moat supplied by the river on the north side. Entrance to the main courtyard is through the Water Gate. Inside visitors will find a central courtyard some 31 by 27 metres in size with walls up to 2.7m thick and 7.6m high. There are towers on all four corners. The one on the northwest corner is known as Comyn, after John "the Black" Comyn who built the tower between 1270-1280. It is 6.1m across, larger than the other three towers which are all 4.3m across.

Inverlochy Castle was involved in two conflicts both known as the 'Battle of Inverlochy'. The first in 1431 saw the defeat of King James I's army by the smaller forces of Alexander MacDonald. The second was between Royalist forces and the Covenanter forces of the Marquess of Argyll in 1645 with the Royalists winning.

In the 19th Century James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger built a Scottish baronial style mansion northwest of the castle. This is now the Inverlochy Castle Hotel.

Bus: Lochybridge, Lochy Bridge and then walk.
Inverlochy Castle is just under 2 miles east of Fort William off the A82 and near to Inverlochy Graveyard.