Castle Stuart is a restored tower house on the banks of the Moray Firth. The land the castle was built on was granted to James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray by his half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots, following her return to Scotland in 1561. The successive murders of Stewart and his son-in-law, James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray, meant that the castle was finally completed by his grandson, James Stuart, 3rd Earl of Moray, in 1625. Though the castle initially flourished, it fell into disuse as the fortunes of the House of Stuart sank during the English Civil War and Charles I was executed. The castle lay derelict for 300 years before being restored; it is currently used as a luxury hotel.

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Founded: 1619-1625
Category: Castles and fortifications in United Kingdom

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Garry Lenton (2 years ago)
Fantastic golfing experience from the moment you arrive you are made to feel welcome. Beautiful course and the scenery is stunning.
Sam Garrett (2 years ago)
Mostly a review of the course. I’m a +6 and shot 78 at Dornoch the day before in similar wind and rain. Staff and service were good. Played in a 3-club wind. Most of the greens have too much undulation around so you are either lucky on your approach bounce to hit the green and if you land it on the green it rolls over into a bunker. Course guide boasts of being able to be stretched out to a championship 7400 yards which seems silly considering it also talked about design with error and recovery in mind. I’d skip this next time despite the course being in good shape — a lot of the holes feel over-designed. Pins on 7 and 9 were a joke. 16, 17, and 18 are kind of a weak finish. Hopefully the Doak course is better. I loved his courses at Bandon.
Nivi Thadasina (2 years ago)
This is Castle Stuart Golf Links course. Cabot bought it 2 yrs ago and started to rename it to Cabot Highlands. Anyway, we played here on Sept 2nd 2023 as part of our annual golf trip with friends. The course was in fantastic condition. Majority of the holes are running parallel to Moray Firth waters. The front 9 are lower level, right next to water. The other are on the hill ... wind becomes a factor. We played from the Green tees (132 slope rating). Caddie experience was fantastic. I shot 42 & 41.
John Gallagher (2 years ago)
Cabot Highlands is absolutely amazing brilliant scenery and the course conditions are first class. The welcome you get from start to finish is flawless. I can't wait to return.
Mark McMillan (2 years ago)
I hate that they’re calling it Cabot Highlands on Google now. This is actually the Castle Stuart golf course. It is a fantastic course! The scenery is beautiful, the staff are all friendly and helpful, and they have a great clubhouse with amazing views. It helped that the weather was perfect, and I played pretty well, but I just loved it here.
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