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The first three lines were thrown off at the moment I first caught sight of the Ruin from a small eminence by the wayside; the rest was added many years after.“From the top of the hill a most impressive scene opened upon our view,–a ruined Castle on an Island (for an Island the flood had made it) at some distance from the shore, backed by a Cove of the Mountain Cruachan, down which came a foaming stream. The Castle occupied every foot of the Island that was visible to us, appearing to rise out of the water,–mists rested upon the mountain side, with spots of sunshine; there was a mild desolation in the low grounds, a solemn grandeur in the mountains, and the Castle was wild, yet stately–not dismantled of turrets–nor the walls broken down, though obviously a ruin.”–Extract from the Journal of my Companion.
The tradition is, that the Castle was built by a Lady during the absence of her Lord in Palestine.