Meggernie Castle

The exact date of the erection of the oldest existing part of Meggernie Castle has not been determined, although some sources claim that it was John Campbell of Glenlyon who built it around 1585.

However, there is a document known as the "Register of the Great Seal," in which King James VI grants to the Campbell family the ownership of land in the area to form the Barony of Glenlyon.

The thatched keep had a slated roof added to it initially by Robert Campbell of Glenlyon and additions were also made in later years.

Several ghost stories surround Meggernie Castle, the best-known dating from the time that the house was occupied by the Menzies's of Culdares.

After concealing her body in a locked chest in one of the castle towers, he absented himself for some time and, after his return, spread the story of how his wife had tragically met her death by drowning whilst the two of them had been travelling in Europe.

Most ghost sightings have involved guests staying at the castle who claim to have seen the upper part of a woman's body floating through the air.