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Bucholly Castle

Alternative names for Bucholly Castle

Bucholie Castle; Buchollie Castle; Lambaborg

Where is Bucholly Castle?

Bucholly Castle is in the parish of Canisbay and the county of Caithness.

Grid reference:ND 3821 6583

Lat / long:58.576038,-3.064172

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Thurso & John O’Groats (Dunnet Head)
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Weather at Bucholly Castle

6°C
max 6°C / min 5°C
33km/h NE
987mb
93%
75%
06:03 18:33

Broken clouds
Weather observed at Ackergill at 19:08

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Bucholly Castle

Freswick Castle

1.4km away

Keiss Castle

4.9km away

Brabster Castle

7.6km away

Castle Girnigoe

10.9km away

Castle Sinclair

10.9km away

Castle Mestag

11.3km away

Ackergill Tower

11.5km away

Castle of Mey

12.2km away

Castle of Old Wick

17.0km away
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Ancient sites near Bucholly Castle

Ness broch

0.8km away

Freswick Links broch

1.9km away

Freswick Links cist

1.9km away

Everley broch

2.7km away

Auchingill (site of) broch

2.9km away

Skirza Head broch

2.9km away

Nybster broch

2.9km away

Whitegate broch

5.4km away

Kirk Tofts broch

5.4km away
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Pictish stones near Bucholly Castle

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

8.5km away

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

11.3km away

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

11.3km away

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

19.6km away

Skinnet Class II cross slab

25.3km away

Ulbster Class II cross slab

25.8km away

Watenan Class I symbol stone

26.0km away

St Peter’s Church Class I symbol stone

26.5km away

Flotta Class III cross slab

27.3km away
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Pictish sites near Bucholly Castle

Burghead fort

100.2km away

Gaulcross hoard

102.9km away

Torvean silver chain

141.6km away

Parkhill silver chain

159.6km away

Nigg silver chain

172.1km away

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

184.5km away

Dunnicaer fort

187.4km away

Norrie's Law hoard

258.2km away

Traprain Law silver chain

291.3km away
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Accommodation near Bucholly Castle

Seaview Hotel
hotelJohn O' Groats
6.9km away
Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
11.5km away
Norseman Hotel
hotelWick
14.9km away
Breadalbane House Hotel
hotelWick
15.3km away
Dunnet Head Cottage
self-catering cottage, bed and breakfastBrough
17.6km away
The Brown Trout Hotel
hotelWick
17.9km away
Greenland House
hotelThurso
18.8km away
The Castletown Hotel
hotelCastletown
19.1km away
St Clair Arms Hotel
hotelThurso
19.2km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
26.6km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Bucholly Castle

The Storehouse
caféJohn O'Groats
7.5km away
Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
11.5km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
26.6km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
26.6km away
Red Pepper Restaurant
restaurantThurso
26.6km away
Royal Golf Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
95.3km away
Dornoch Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
95.6km away
The Eagle
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
95.6km away
Rockpool Café
caféCullen
99.4km away
Railway Hotel
hotel, barTain
102.5km away
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Published on the 21st of October 2011 at 12:19 am. Updated on the 16th of February 2021 at 6:37 am.

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