Local Fact of the Day: the island prison Mary escaped 🏰

Lochleven Castle’s peaceful island setting hides one of the most dramatic chapters in Scottish royal history. 🏰 Mary Queen of Scots arrived as a prisoner in June 1567. During her time there, she was compelled to abdicate in favour of her infant son, James VI. On 2 May 1568, Mary escaped from the island stronghold and crossed Loch Leven. By the end of that month she was in exile in England—and never saw Scotland again. Have you visited? Vote Yes or No below. 💙 Sources: Historic Environment Scotland — Lochleven Castle: History and stories https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit/all/lochleven-castle/history-and-stories/ Historic Environment Scotland — Lochleven Castle designation https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB11199 Photograph: Gunther Tschuch / Loch Leven Castle · CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lochleven_Castle_1.jpg https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Original photograph shown without edits.