title: Assynt Castle
text: # Assynt Castle
  
  Assynt Castle was a castle, located on Eilean Assynt located in Loch Assynt, Highland in Scotland.
  
  ## History
  
  The Murray of Culbin family held lands in Assynt in the 12th century.
  
  The castle was granted to Torquil MacLeod, by King David II of Scotland in 1343. The castle appears to have been abandoned in the 16th century after the construction of Ardvreck Castle.
  
  