Ardvreck Castle & Calda House, near Inchnadamph

This postcard shows the ruins of Ardvreck Castle (far left) in Loch Assynt, near Inchnadamph, Sutherland-shire. The ruined bulding in the foreground is Calda House.<br /> <br /> Ardvreck is believed to have been built in the late 1500s by the Macleods who had gained control of the area of Assynt in the 13th century. In 1650, James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, was captured and imprisoned in Ardvreck Castle before being taken to Edinburgh and hanged. The castle was later acquired by the MacKenzies.<br /> <br /> Calda House, also known as Edderchalder House or the White House, is believed to have been built in 1660 by the 3rd Earl of Seaforth, Kenneth Mor Mackenzie. It is said to have been reduced to its current ruinous state by fire in the mid-18th century