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	Loch Leven - LoveToKnow 1911
		It drains the county and is itself drained by the Leven.
		The keys of the castle, which were thrown into the loch during her flight, were found and are preserved at Dalmahoy in Midlothian.
		He too was lodged in the castle in 1569, and after three years' imprisonment was handed over to the English, by whom he was beheaded at York in 1572.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Loch_Leven (532 words)

	Loch Leven Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Loch Leven Castle is a castle on an island in Loch Leven in the Perth and Kinross region of Scotland.
		A castle may have been constructed on the island (the second largest in the Loch) possibly as early as the late 13th century by the invading English, at a strategically important position between the towns of Edinburgh, Stirling and Perth.
		The Castle was strengthened in the early-mid 14th century either by Robert I (1306-1329) de Brus or by his son David II (1329-1371), by the addition of the tower house (one of the oldest in Scotland) which still substantially survives, a larger square keep of five storeys.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Loch_Leven_Castle (549 words)

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		The Loch Leven trout is fast growing with a pink flesh, similar to a sea trout, and is known for it's fighting qualities.
		Apart from fishing, Loch Leven is also famous for it's position as one of Europe's most important wetland sites with great numbers and variety of breeding wildfowl and as a roost for up to 20,000 pinkfoot geese in the spring and autumn.
		Fishing on the loch is under the management of Loch Leven Fisheries, which has a well-maintained fleet of 50 18-foot clinker built boats with outboard motors.
	www.flyfishingscotland.com /subpages/leven.htm (524 words)

	Kinross and Loch Leven Castle
		The castle was probably constructed in the 13th C., survived various sieges by the English during the 14th C. and was granted to the Douglas family in 1372 by King Robert II (1316-90).
		The square keep dates from the 15th C. In 1675 the Castle was bought from the indigent Douglases, along with a sizeable estate, by Sir William Bruce (1630 - 1710) who proceeded to build Kinross House, a fine palladian mansion, overlooking the loch and the castle.
		Loch Leven Castle has been a ruin since the 18th C, but can be reached by ferry from Kinross duing the summer months.
	www.abbey-inn-newburgh.50megs.com /loch_leven_castle.html (408 words)

	Tour Loch Leven.
		Loch Leven Castle is one of the best and least changed examples of a fourteenth century keep remaining in Scotland.
		The loch was lowered by drainage works in the beginning of the last century, so that the water, which once lapped the castle walls, has left a considerable space of greensward on all sides at present.
		The earliest castle in the island is said to have been built by Congal, son of Dongart, King of the Picts.
	www.visitdunkeld.com /loch-leven.htm (808 words)

	Illustrated Guide to Places to Visit - Loch Leven Castle
		Robert Stewart, later to become King Robert II, the first of the Royal House of Stewart, was imprisoned by King David II in the castle for a spell in 1369, as the complicated politics of the age unfolded.
		Mary was taken as a prisoner to Loch Leven in 1567, after her disastrous marriage to the Earl of Bothwell led to her downfall.
		Loch Leven Castle is relatively small, consisting mainly of an outer curtain wall, the tower house and another smaller tower called the "Glassin Tower".
	www.rampantscotland.com /visit/blvisitlochleven.htm (492 words)

	Travels in Scotland : Castles and Towers : Lochleven Castle
		Loch Leven was a royal castle from 1257.
		She was a prisoner in the Glassine Tower, and miscarried twins by her 3rd husband, Francis, Earl of Bothwell, in the castle before her escape with the aid of the Douglas family.
		The ghost of Mary, Queen of Scots supposedly haunts the castle.
	www.phouka.com /travel/castles/lochleven/lochleven.html (390 words)

	Background to Loch Leven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Loch Leven was probably formed around 10,000 years ago at the end of the last Ice Age.
		Loch Leven is one of the largest inland lakes in the United Kingdom and covers an area of 13.3 km2 or 3,543 imperial acres.
		During the period 1830-2, the water level of Loch Leven was lowered by about 4 ½ feet or 1.5 metres, thereby reducing the surface area of the loch to about three quarters of its original size of 4,350 acres.
	www.green-hotel.com /leisure/background.asp (625 words)

	Scottish Accommodation Index - Kinross, Scotland UK
		Castle Island, the loch’s second largest, is said to have been fortified by the 7th century King Domnall Brecc of the Picts, who died in the Battle of Strathcarron in 642, against King Owen of the Britons.
		Captured by the English at the outset of the war in the late 13th century, Loch Leven Castle was taken by the Scots during a night raid by a force led by William Wallace, who slew the occupying garrison and their wives.
		In June 1567 she was taken as prisoner to Loch Leven Castle, having alienated much of her support, where she was forced to abdicate in favour of her infant son, who became James VI.
	www.scottishaccommodationindex.com /kinrosspics.htm (893 words)

	Loch Leven Lodge on Donner Lake in Truckee, CA
		Loch Leven Lodge on Donner Lake, has been a destination for vacationers interested in spring fishing, summer water sports, fall photography and winter skiing for more than 50 years.
		All units are on the lake with panoramic views of Donner and Castle Peaks and with immediate access to a 5000 square-foot redwood deck and boat dock.
		Loch Leven Lodge first opened in 1952, and while some remodeling has occurred over the years, the lodge has retained its original charm.
	www.lochlevenlodge.com /about_us.htm (224 words)

	Kinross House & Gardens - Loch Leven tourist information
		Loch Leven Castle stands on an island in Loch Leven and is accessible from Kinross by boat from the main pier opposite the Kirkgate Park.
		The castle is in the care of Historic Scotland.
		In addition to being the departure point for the boat to the castle, the main pier is also the centre for fishing on Loch Leven.
	www.kinrosshouse.com /lochleven_touristinfo.html (211 words)

	Overview of Loch Leven Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The castle was probably constructed in the 13th C., survived various sieges by the English during the 14th Century and was granted to the Douglas family in 1372 by King Robert II (1316-90).
		The square keep dates from the 15th Century In 1675 the Castle was bought from the indigent Douglases, along with a sizeable estate, by Sir William Bruce (1630 - 1710) who proceeded to build Kinross House, a fine Palladian mansion, overlooking the loch and the castle.
		Loch Leven Castle has been a ruin since the 18th C, but can be reached by ferry from Kinross during the summer months.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/features/featurefirst6393.html (182 words)

	Lochleven Castle Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Catch the ferry from the pier on the west bank of Loch Leven, signposted from the centre of Kinross.
		In the years around 1830 the water level in Loch Leven was lowered by over a metre and the island on which Lochleven Castle stands quadrupled in size.
		Lochleven Castle was passed by Robert II to the Douglas family in 1390, and after the focus of the Douglases' interests shifted to Aberdour Castle in the 1590s it started to fall into decline.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /kinross/lochlevencastle/index.html (876 words)

	The Baldwin Project: Mary Queen of Scots by Jacob Abbott
		The Castle of Loch Leven is on a small island in the middle of the loch.
		Murray accordingly journeyed northward to Loch Leven, and, embarking in the boat which plied between the castle and the shore, he crossed the sheet of water, and was admitted into the fortress.
		The castle not being large, there was not space within its walls for all the accommodations required for its inmates; much was done on the shore, where there was quite a little village of attendants and dependents pertaining to the castle.
	www.mainlesson.com /display.php?author=abbott&book=mary&story=castle (3841 words)

	Loch Leven Castle, Kinross - Wee Guides to Scotland castles and mansions
		The castle used to occupy most of the island, but the level of the loch has been lowered.
		Lochleven was a royal castle from 1257, and was stormed by William Wallace after being captured by the English.
		The castle was held again against Edward Balliol and the English in 1335.
	www.scotland2000.com /weeguides/castles/108.htm (202 words)

	Princess in Confinement? - Castle Quest
		None of the castles in which she was imprisoned were built specifically for that purpose, though her quarters varied in quality.
		On Loch Leven, the castle originally occupied the entire island on which it stands, so the impression of a reasonably roomy island of present times is false, the water level has been lowered, and the water once lapped the walls of the castle.
		She would have had the freedom of the castle grounds, such as they were, but must have had some sort of communication with the world outside since she contrived to escape.
	www.castlesontheweb.com /quest/Forum8/HTML/000044.html (767 words)

	Travels in Scotland : Castles and Towers : Burleigh Castle
		As in many large castles, the basement is vaulted, and the hall was on the first floor.
		The castle remained in the family until 1757, when it was lost because of the bad behavior of its master.
		James VI was a frequent visitor to Burleigh, and Mary, Queen of Scots was prisoner at nearby Loch Leven Castle.
	www.phouka.com /travel/castles/burleigh/burleigh.html (372 words)

	Gardens Scotland, historic Castles Scotland, nature wildlife birdwatching Perthshire
		Kinross is situated “on the bonnie banks of Loch Leven” with stunning views across to Loch Leven Castle, Benarty Hill and the Lomonds beyond.
		Loch Leven has been a National Nature Reserve since 1964 and is home to more breeding ducks and geese than anywhere else in Europe.
		The largest gliding club in Scotland is located at the east end of Loch Leven and is open all year round.
	www.green-hotel.com /leisure/around.asp (234 words)

	LOATH TO DEPART [1]
		Loch Duich is a sea loch in Ross and Cromarty, on the western coast of
		Lochleven Castle, surrounded by a loch, served as the site of an exciting 16th century drama involving Mary, Queen of Scots, who was imprisoned there for several months by Sir William Douglas, at the behest of the Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland.
		He managed to slip the keys to the castle away from Sir William while he was distracted and went straight to Mary, who had evaded her chaperones and hid in an upstairs chamber.
	www.ibiblio.org /fiddlers/LOA_LOM.htm (2361 words)

	Loch Leven at Travels in the UK - A Perfectly Proper Holiday
		Skirting Perth, we head south toward Loch Leven in Kinross-shire, a shallow freshwater loch which was once much larger than its current eight miles in circumference and much deeper.
		Two islands are situated within the pear shaped loch; St. Serf's which holds the scant remains of a Culdee priory and another near the western edge of the loch where Loch Leven Castle stands.
		The clouds are moving in and the water of the loch is turbulent and gray as we pull into the parking lot.
	www.skell.org /travels/twelve5.htm (548 words)

	Traditions and Stories of Scottish Castles - St Andrews Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Castle was held by the English till 1305, when it was captured and held by the Scots for a short period, but was regained from them in 1306, and remained an English fortress till 1314, the year of the Battle of Bannockburn.
		The Governor, by the advice of the Council, demolished the Castle, lest it should be a receptacle of rebels." In the "Diurnal of Occur-rents," it is stated that the captors " tuke the auld and young Lairds of Grange, Normand Leslie, the Laird of Pitmilly (Monypenny), Wm.
		The Castle came into the possession of the Protestants under the Regent Moray, and was used as a political prison by him and his successors as Regents, becoming, indeed, "the Bastile of Scotland." Though thus used as a secular prison, it was still a portion of the ecclesiastical property, and James VI.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/castles/standrews.htm (4876 words)

	Kinross-shire, Scotland - Loch Leven - a brief history
		In 1335 Loch Leven castle was one of only 3 or 4 strongholds which had not fallen to the English.
		The Scottish nobles were incensed, she was imprisoned here in the castle on Loch Leven and was forced to abdicate.
		It is still believed that the keys to the castle lie at the bottom of the loch where they were thrown.
	www.kinross.cc /kinross/historyloch.htm (402 words)

	Kinross House & Gardens - Mary Queen of Scots
		At first, the Queen was imprisoned in the Glassin Tower at the eastern corner of the castle and, throughout her time in the Castle, she was accompanied by her own cook, physician and 2 ladies-in-waiting.
		A fourth plan, for Mary to leave the castle disguised as a laundry woman nearly succeeded until she was discovered by a boatman.
		In 1672, the castle was sold to Sir William Bruce of Balcaskie who then proceeded to build Kinross House for himself on land between Lochleven Castle and the town of Kinross.
	www.kinrosshouse.com /lochleven_maryqueen.html (546 words)

	Scottish Castles Photo Library - Loch Leven Castle, Kinross
		King Robert II later granted the castle to Sir Henry Douglas and the Douglases held the castle up to the 17th century.
		Mary Queen of Scots was taken as a prisoner to Loch Leven in 1567, after her disastrous marriage to the Earl of Bothwell led to her downfall.
		The castle is relatively small, consisting mainly of an outer curtain wall, the tower house and another smaller tower called the "Glassin Tower".
	www.rampantscotland.com /castles/blcastles_leven.htm (265 words)

	Culross and Loch Leven : Introduction \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Serf's, the largest of the islands, are the ruins of the Priory of Loch Leven, built on the site of one of the oldest Culdee establishments in Scotland.
		Thomas Percy, seventh earl of Northumberland, supported her cause and "lodged" in the castle for 3 years until he was handed over to the English, who beheaded him at York.
		The castle is open from March 25 to September 30 daily 9:30am to 6:30pm (last entry 6pm).
	www.frommers.com /destinations/culrossandlochleven/2055010001.html (576 words)

	Kinross House & Gardens - Loch Leven ancient history
		The Castle Island today occupies about 8 acres and is about 4 times the size that it was in ancient times following the lowering of the water level in the Loch by 4 feet or nearly 1.5 metres between 1826 and 1836.
		In 1256, the boy-king Alexander III and his even younger Queen (daughter of Henry III of England) were taken from Lochleven Castle to Stirling to be kept safe from the English invaders.
		The castle's natural strength meant that in 1329, part of the Royal Exchequer was deposited within its walls.
	www.kinrosshouse.com /lochleven_ancient.html (555 words)

	Loch Leven Castle in Kinross, Kinross-shire - Central Scotland - UK Attraction
		Loch Leven Castle sits on an island on the western margin of Loch Leven.
		Interestingly, it is thought that the island was much smaller than its current size, possibly such that the waters of the loch lapped the castle walls.
		Sadly the castle fell into a state of disrepair when Sir William Bruce abandoned it in 1690 in favour of Kinross House on the mainland.
	www.ukattraction.com /central-scotland/loch-leven-castle.htm (172 words)

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