Castle Dounie was originally a late 13th century fortress, founded by the Frasers of Lovat. The castle was damaged and rebuilt several times, before it was finally destroyed in 1746, after the Jacobite Rising. In the late 19th century, Simon Fraser 15th Lord Lovat founded Beaufort Castle, a Scottish baronial mansion on the site of the old castle. Visit pending. 14 miles north is Castle Leod and 14 miles south is Urquhart Castle.