What is Brahan Castle?
{{Infobox building | name = Brahan Castle | image = Brahan Castle.jpg | coordinates = {{coord|57|33|25|N|4|29|21|W|region:GB|display=title,inline}} }} '''Brahan Castle''' was a [[castle]] that used to stand near [[Dingwall]], in [[Easter Ross]], [[Scotland]]. The castle belonged to the chiefs of the [[Clan Mackenzie]] who ruled the area. The [[Jacobitism|Jacobite]] risings as well as religious struggles all took place around the castle. The castle was also the place where the Jacobite Mackenzies became the first defeated clan who were forced to surrender and be ruled by the [[England|English]]. The building was demolished in 1951.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.clan-mackenzie.org.uk/clan/brahan.html |title=Seaforth Highland Country Estate |access-date=2008-08-16 |archive-date=2008-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012034248/http://www.clan-mackenzie.org.uk/clan/brahan.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} == Other websites == * {{Commons category-inline|Brahan Castle}} [[Category:Castles in Scotland]] [[Category:17th-century buildings and structures]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Highland]] {{UK-stub}}