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Brims Castle

Where is Brims Castle?

Brims Castle is in the parish of Thurso and the county of Caithness.

Grid reference:ND 04331 71018

Lat / long:58.616482,-3.648676

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OS Map for Brims Castle

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Thurso & John O’Groats (Dunnet Head)
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Directions to Brims Castle

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Weather at Brims Castle

7°C
max 7°C / min 6°C
17km/h E
993mb
94%
100%
05:45 18:51

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Thurso at 02:28
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References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Canmore
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Castles near Brims Castle

Scrabster Castle

6.6km away

Dounreay Castle

7.3km away

Castle of Ormlie

7.5km away

Thurso Castle

8.4km away

Borlum

9.9km away

Castle of Haimer (site of)

10.6km away

Braal Castle

14.4km away

Brough Castle

18.7km away

Dirlot Castle

23.8km away
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Ancient sites near Brims Castle

Crosskirk broch

2.1km away

Tulloch of Lybster broch

2.3km away

Green Tullochs broch

3.3km away

Brimside Tulloch broch

4.1km away

Scrabster Mains broch

4.5km away

Stemster Hill (possible) broch

4.6km away

Thing's Va broch

4.7km away

Thing's Va cairn

4.7km away

Bell Mount (possible) broch

5.1km away
more ancient sites....
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Pictish stones near Brims Castle

Reay Class III cross slab

2.1km away

Ulbster Class II cross slab

8.5km away

Sandside Class I symbol stone

10.9km away

Skinnet Class II cross slab

12.5km away

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

14.5km away

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

32.0km away

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

34.3km away

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

34.3km away

Flotta Class III cross slab

39.1km away
more Pictish stones....
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Pictish sites near Brims Castle

Burghead fort

101.9km away

Gaulcross hoard

117.4km away

Torvean silver chain

133.0km away

Parkhill silver chain

177.5km away

Nigg silver chain

189.9km away

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

201.4km away

Dunnicaer fort

203.2km away

Norrie's Law hoard

265.7km away

Traprain Law silver chain

300.3km away
more Pictish sites....
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Accommodation near Brims Castle

Ferry Inn
hotelScrabster
5.7km away
The Weigh Inn Hotel
hotelThurso
6.7km away
Sandra's Backpackers Hostel
hostelThurso
7.7km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
7.8km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
7.8km away
St Clair Arms Hotel
hotelThurso
15.0km away
The Castletown Hotel
hotelCastletown
15.1km away
Greenland House
hotelThurso
15.4km away
Dunnet Head Cottage
self-catering cottage, bed and breakfastBrough
18.2km away
The Brown Trout Hotel
hotelWick
25.7km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Brims Castle

Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
7.8km away
Red Pepper Restaurant
restaurantThurso
7.8km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
7.8km away
The Storehouse
caféJohn O'Groats
33.6km away
Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
34.9km away
Royal Golf Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
84.8km away
The Eagle
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
84.8km away
Dornoch Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
84.9km away
Railway Hotel
hotel, barTain
92.5km away
Royal Hotel Tain
hotel, bar, restaurantTain
92.5km away
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Published on the 21st of October 2011 at 12:19 am. Updated on the 4th of June 2016 at 6:14 pm.

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