Beaufort Castle, Scotland
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Beaufort Castle or Castle Dounie is a baronial style mansion built in 1880 and incorporating older building work. It is situated on the right bank of the River Beauly near the town of Beauly in Invern
Beaufort Castle
The main tower of Beaufort Castle
Lord Lovat
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Lord Lovat is a title of the rank Lord of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1458 for Hugh Fraser by summoning him to the Scottish Parliament as Lord Fraser of Lovat, although th
Beaufort Castle, Scotland
…Kiltarlity and 13 mi (21 km) west of Inverness. There has been a castle on the site since the 12th century. Beaufort Castle is the traditional seat of the Lords Lovat, Chiefs of Clan Fraser of Lovat. The earliest mention of the site, as Downie or Dounie Castle, occurs in the reign of Alexander I (1106–1124), when a…
Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat. Engraving c. 1715