Loch Slin Castle

The castle stood close to Loch Eye on the boundary of the parishes of Tain and Tarbat, but takes its name from an earlier name of the nearby loch.

[1] However, old photographs clearly show that it had a high-level corbelled angle turret.

[1] Although according to Geoffrey Stell it is very doubtful that the castle was actually built by the Mackenzies who did not come into possession of it until 1624.

[3] The castle was 60' high, and was fortified with three large turrets, two on the larger square and one on the smaller.

[3] The castle stood about half a mile east of Loch Eye.