Grantown-on-Spey Places of Interest

The castle is first recorded when John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, died there about 1303. The structure is considerably older and was probably built between 1258 and 1275. In September 1303 Edward I stay... more

The area around Grantown is one of the main concentrations of early, and probably pre-Christian, Pictish stones in the North of Scotland. More than a dozen have been found within 14 miles of Grantown... more

On 1 May 1690 the Jacobite force of MacDonalds, Macleans, Camerons, MacPhersons and Grants of Invermoriston were camped on the Haughs of Cromdale. A surprise attack by Sir Thomas Livingstone, Commande... more

The seat of the Clan Grant, stands alone in wooded policies a 1.5 miles to the north of Grantown-on-Spey, the new town founded by Sir James Grant in 1765. Until 1694 it was known as Balachastell, &quo... more

This castle, restored as a private residence and holiday let, was constructed in 1598 by Patrick Grant, 2^nd son of John 4^th Laird of Grant. This Patrick became the ancestor of th... more