The ruins of Uquhart Castle stand on the banks of Loch Ness. The largest portions of the ruins are from the early 1500's when the chief of Clan Grant owned the castle. The Grants blew up the castle by emptying a powder magazine at the entrance to the castle in 1692 to prevent the castle from becoming a strong hold of the Jacobites. The Jacobites were using military uprisings in an attempt to return the Stuarts to the thrones of England and Scotland.
Uquhart Castle is also the best place on Loch Ness to look for Nessie :)
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