VIDEO: Lochindorb Castle Floating in the Clouds
Just off the B9007 between Forres and Carrbridge in the Highlands of Scotland is the little known ruin of Lochindorb Castle. Lochindorb means 'Loch of Trouble' and the 13th century castle was built by the Clan Cromyn on a man made island in the centre of the loch.
On a recent visit to Forres I decided to stop off at Lochindorb to scout out the location for a future visit. The wind had dropped completely and the loch was like a mirror, with the dark peaty water water perfectly reflecting the broken clouds above.
I launched the DJI Mavic Pro to get some aerial footage around the castle as the only other way to approach the ruin is by boat. The scene below the drone's camera was very etherial and I carried out a 15 minute flight to capture several angles and a few still images before landing the drone on the shore.
Being low down, and with only one angle from where I was flying the drone, I decided not to shoot still images with the Fujifilm X Series in my bag but have decided to go back later in the year, probably around dawn to get the sunrise on the loch.
History of Lochindorb Castle (Canmore.org.uk)
Lochindorb was a stronghold of the Comyns Lords of Badenoch and was captured by Edward I in 1303 and again by his son, who strengthened it, a few years later. From 1372 it was occupied by 'The Wolf of Badenoch', Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, who died in 1394 [1405 has also been suggested as his date of death]. It was ordered, by royal mandate, to be destroyed in 1458, having been fortified against the king, but the walls still stand to almost full height.
The Statistical Account (OSA, 1793) quotes local opinion as saying that the castle is built on an artificial island - apparently confirmed by the appearance of great rafts, or planks of oak, by the beating of the water against the old walls.
The castle is first recorded during the Wars of Independence when Sir John ('the Black') Comyn died there in 1300. By 1455 the castle was in the hands of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray, The next year, after Douglas's defeat and death at Arkinholm, Lochindorb was again forfeited to the Crown and this time ordered to be slighted, the work of dismantling its defences being entrusted to the Thane of Cawdor. Since then, it has been left as a ruin.
CLICK HERE for more information on the history of Lochindorb Castle on Canmore.org.uk
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