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Castle of Ormlie

Alternative names for Castle of Ormlie

Castle of Ormelie; Castle of Ormly; Castle Of Thurso; Castrum de Thorsa; Thurso Castle

Where is Castle of Ormlie?

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

Grid reference:ND 1124 6806

Lat / long:58.5914209576787,-3.528634710371

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OS Map for Castle of Ormlie

OS map 451
Thurso & John O’Groats (Dunnet Head)
OS Explorer map 451


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Weather at Castle of Ormlie

7°C
max 8°C / min 7°C
15km/h NW
1027mb
85%
99%
05:39 18:55

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Thurso at 08:42

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Castle of Ormlie

Scrabster Castle

1.2km away

Thurso Castle

1.5km away

Castle of Haimer (site of)

3.1km away

Brims Castle

7.5km away

Braal Castle

8.3km away

Dounreay Castle

12.9km away

Brough Castle

13.0km away

Borlum

14.6km away

Castle of Mey

18.7km away
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Ancient sites near Castle of Ormlie

Bell Mount (possible) broch

3.0km away

Whitefield (site of) broch

3.0km away

Scrabster Mains broch

3.0km away

Thing's Va cairn

3.1km away

Thing's Va broch

3.2km away

Geise broch

3.4km away

Tulloch of Shalmstry broch

4.1km away

Murkle broch

5.1km away

Oust broch

5.5km away
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Pictish stones near Castle of Ormlie

Ulbster Class II cross slab

1.5km away

Skinnet Class II cross slab

6.3km away

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

7.6km away

Reay Class III cross slab

9.0km away

Sandside Class I symbol stone

16.4km away

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

24.5km away

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

26.9km away

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

26.9km away

Watenan Class I symbol stone

33.7km away
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Pictish sites near Castle of Ormlie

Burghead fort

98.8km away

Gaulcross hoard

112.0km away

Torvean silver chain

132.3km away

Parkhill silver chain

171.8km away

Nigg silver chain

184.2km away

Dunnicaer fort

197.9km away

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

199.0km away

Norrie's Law hoard

262.0km away

Traprain Law silver chain

296.3km away
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Accommodation near Castle of Ormlie

Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
0.5km away
Sandra's Backpackers Hostel
hostelThurso
0.5km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
0.5km away
The Weigh Inn Hotel
hotelThurso
1.0km away
Ferry Inn
hotelScrabster
2.6km away
St Clair Arms Hotel
hotelThurso
7.8km away
The Castletown Hotel
hotelCastletown
7.9km away
Greenland House
hotelThurso
8.2km away
Dunnet Head Cottage
self-catering cottage, bed and breakfastBrough
12.4km away
The Brown Trout Hotel
hotelWick
18.7km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Castle of Ormlie

Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
0.5km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
0.5km away
Red Pepper Restaurant
restaurantThurso
0.5km away
The Storehouse
caféJohn O'Groats
27.2km away
Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
27.4km away
Royal Golf Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
84.2km away
The Eagle
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
84.3km away
Dornoch Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
84.3km away
Railway Hotel
hotel, barTain
91.8km away
Royal Hotel Tain
hotel, bar, restaurantTain
91.9km away
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Published on the 21st of October 2011 at 12:19 am. Updated on the 21st of October 2011 at 8:19 am.

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