Meggernie Castle
Dating to the 16th century this is a tall square tower attached to a larger hunting-lodge. The tower rises to 5 storeys with a steeply pitched roof. There are shot-holes below the sills of many of the windows. The walls which are now harled and whitewashed are 5 feet thick. Vaulted basement . This was a Menzies stronghold – one of the more famous of its owners being Menzies of Caldares. In 1715 he was taken prisoner at the Battle of Preston. His age prevented him participating in the 45 rising but he sheltered several Jacobite fugitives on his estate at the same time as he was giving hospitality to the government soldiers sent to capture them!