This 15th century castle was a focus for the fighting between Clan MacDonald and Clan Mackenzie. The final conflict was in 1602 when the MacDonalds had been under siege by the Mackenzies for a long time. The story goes that water was accidentally poured in barrels of Gunpowder forcing the Macdonalds to surrender. Map location.
![The ruins of Strome Castle
This 15th century castle was a focus for the fighting between Clan MacDonald and Clan Mackenzie. The final conflict was in 1602 when the MacDonalds had been under siege by the Mackenzies for a long time. The story goes that water was accidentally poured in barrels of Gunpowder forcing the Macdonalds to surrender. [url=http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=186280&Y=835361&A=Y&Z=120/] Map location. [/url]](albums/userpics/10001/normal_Strome_Castle_ruins.jpg "Click to view full size image
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The ruins of Strome Castle
This 15th century castle was a focus for the fighting between Clan MacDonald and Clan Mackenzie. The final conflict was in 1602 when the MacDonalds had been under siege by the Mackenzies for a long time. The story goes that water was accidentally poured in barrels of Gunpowder forcing the Macdonalds to surrender. [url=http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=186280&Y=835361&A=Y&Z=120/] Map location. [/url]")
