Kinloch Castle Friends Association

KCFA and Kinloch Castle

After the death of Sir George in 1939, both the castle and the island passed to his widow Lady Monica who came there from time to time. Until 1957, when she decided to sell it to the Nature Conservancy (the predecessor of the Scottish Natural Heritage), the castle was in a state of neglect.

The Nature Conservancy as well as the succeeding Scottish Natural Heritage tried to keep the castle in the best condition possible, however, the weather and time left a mark on the building. The Kinloch Castle urgently needs restoration to save it from further damage and to keep it open to visitors the number of which increased significantly after the castle’s appearance in the BBC Restoration series a few years ago. It made it to the finals but unfortunately, it did not win. It did, however, attract attention of the Prince of Wales’ Regeneration Trust which created a plan for the future development of the castle. It was here that the KCFA (1996) came in and began to campaign for the restoration and recovery of the castle. Unfortunately, the Scottish Natural Heritage and KCFA have not managed to raise the necessary funds to carry out the Regeneration Trust’s proposal although a number of restoration works have been carried out over the last few years.