Castle Of Stackel Brae


Parish: Eday

County: Orkney

Grid reference: HY 5641 2884

Lat / long: 59.14417763, -2.762163531

Alternative names: Eday, Maltbarn, Stackelbrae

The historic map is an Ordnance Survey map from 1919 to 1947, and is provided by the National Library of Scotland

The remains of a building stand on a mound here, and local tradition has it that it is the castle which was the main high-status residence in Eday until it was superceded by Carrick House in 1633.

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created Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 1:57 pm, last updated Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 1:57 pm