Castle Menzies

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Castle Menzies in Scotland is home of the Clan Menzies. It is located in the small village of Weem, near Aberfeldy in the Highlands.

The sixteenth century castle, restored by the Menzies Clan Society, has been the seat of the Chiefs of Clan Menzies for over 400 years. It was strategically situated, and it was involved in the turbulent history of the Highlands. Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Stuart Pretender to the throne, rested for two nights in the castle on his way to the Battle of Culloden in 1746, where the Jacobite clans were essentially broken by a British army equipped with cannons.

The restored castle is an example of an architectural transition between that of an earlier rugged fortress and a later mansion house.

External link

• Menzies Clan page
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