Castle Leod (3)
Castle Leod was built about 1600 by the renowned 'Tutor of Kintail', Sir Roderick Mackenzie of Coigeach.  Colin Mackenzie, 2nd Lord Mackenzie and subsequently 1st Earl of Seaforth, was 14 when his father died and his uncle was appointed to be his 'Tutor'.  Appointing a Tutor for an underage laird was quite common back then, although the position was often abused because the temptation to line their own pockets at the expense of their charge, was frequently too great to resist!  The Tutor of Kintail however, having taken over the management of an estate heavily burdened with debt, devoted himself to his nephew's affairs to such effect that the estates were free of debt before Colin came of age, leaving him &quot;master of an opulent fortune and of great (feudal) superiorities&quot;.

I particularly like the enormous pair of slippers on the front lawn!
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