Scotland · Still standing
Moniack Castle
Moniack Castle is a 16th‑century L‑plan tower house near Beauly, Highland, Scotland, built in 1580 by members of Clan Fraser. The building was altered in the 19th century (a crenellated parapet added in 1804 and extensions in the 1830s) and is protected as a category B listed building. It remains in private ownership by the Moniack branch of the Frasers.
Its prime
1835
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1835
The shape it held in its prime.
L‑plan, pale harled (light roughcast) stone tower house with a prominent square tower rising above a lower two‑storey main block and single‑storey linking wings; the tower is finished with a crenellated parapet added in 1804. Slate pitched roofs cover the wings, with tall rectangular sash windows set in simple surrounds. The castle sits directly on a mown lawn with mature trees close to the façade and a small informal forecourt where the drive meets the main entrance.
Its story
The story of Moniack Castle.
Moniack Castle was built in 1580 by members of Clan Fraser, seven miles west of Inverness and just south of Beauly. The branch seated here became known as the Moniack Frasers — the largest offshoot of the clan. The 16th-century L-plan tower house gained a crenellated parapet in 1804 and extensions in the 1830s, and is protected as a category B listed building.
The castle has never left the family. In 1926 Alastair Fraser was given it by his elder brother, Simon Fraser, 14th Lord Lovat, and it is occupied today by Rory Fraser and his family.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1835.
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Clans who held Moniack Castle.
The families that held Moniack Castle for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Built by members of Clan Fraser in 1580; seat of the Moniack Frasers, who hold the castle to this day.
