In the background the mountain Quinag towers above the castle. Highland Wedding Belles can arrange it all for you. Some 25 miles north of Ullapool in the NW Highlands and not far from Inchnadamph stand the remains of Ardvreck Castle on the shores of Loch Assynt. Not long after this, the Mackenzies came to the area and built nearby Calda House. In the 18th century Calda and Ardvreck were both destroyed by fire.
Legend has it that a wicked old dowager lived in the castle for many years.
It was apparently struck by lightning after 5 years of poor harvests and difficult fishing which many believed was proof that the old woman had put a curse on the region. More info about the castle is available from The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Another photo is available online by Bev Mercer .