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Old Inverlochy Castle

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How to get there & park
From corpach head towards Fort William. After 2 miles at he traffic lichgt turn right. Look out for the Esso garage on the left and just after a road to the right sign posted to Old Inverlochy Castle. Go down this road for 200m then turn right and park in front of the castle. Grid ref: NN122755

Description
Inverlochy Castle Apart from wandering around the castle it is possible to do several short walks from this point. The following takes in most of the possibilities. Below the castle is the river Lochy. There is a tarred path going up the river side 400m past the pitch and put as far as the road bridge in front of the high school. Either return back along the footpath or cross the road bridge and turn left down the road to Caol. This follows the river on the other side for 400m when you can cross back over the river by the footbridge next to the raiway bridge. Once over the bridge you can take the footpath down the river side. The path crosses over the outflow from Alcans hydro electric scheme. Then it follows the river and eventually reaches the village of Inverlochy. Turn left as you enter the village. A short walk through the houses brings you to a foot bridge over the railway. Immediately over this go over the style on the left and head up and across the field to the plinth which marks the site of the battle of Inverlochy. This is a very good viewpoint with scenic, historical and industrial interest. Finish by going across the field to the old graveyard and then down to the style which takes you back onto the road very near to the castle.

Footwear
The field section can be a bit damp but otherwise shoes would do.

Gradients & terrain
Almost flat.