Loch an Eilein near Rothiemurchus

In the middle of the Loch, on what may be a natural island, are the ruins of a small 14th century castle. It was originally constructed as a place of refuge from thieves and threatening activities. The castle is said to have once been the property of Alexander Stewart the Wolf of Badenoch.
The castle was the site of conflict. The Jacobites, retreating from Cromdale in 1690, besieged the castle. Dame Grizel Mor Grant, widow of the fifth laird Grant, held the castle against the Jacobites. The castle fell out of use in the late 18th century. Originally reached by a zig-zag causeway this is now hidden under the raised level of the loch's water.
In the late 18th and early 19th century, the loch was used mainly for two things. On the banks of the loch there is a limestone kiln (See image below) where the limestone was collected from a rockface looking over the loch. Also loggers used the connecting river to float logs down to the wood-treating factories downstream. Rob Roy McGregor and other cattle rustlers used the loch, and one side of the loch is called 'Robbers Way'.