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Castle Sinclair

Alternative names for Castle Sinclair

Castle Girnigoe Sinclair; Girnigoe-Sinclair; Girnigoe Castle; Girnigow Castle; Sinclair Castle

Where is Castle Sinclair?

Castle Sinclair is in the parish of Wick and the county of Caithness.

Grid reference:ND 3781 5491

Lat / long:58.478001,-3.068123

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OS Map for Castle Sinclair

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Wick & The Flow Country (Lybster, Latheron & Dunbeath)
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References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore
Wikipedia

Castles near Castle Sinclair

Castle Girnigoe

0.0km away

Ackergill Tower

2.5km away

Castle of Old Wick

6.1km away

Keiss Castle

7.0km away

Hempriggs House

8.0km away

Bucholly Castle

10.9km away

Freswick Castle

12.2km away

Brabster Castle

15.9km away

Gunn's Castle

17.8km away
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Ancient sites near Castle Sinclair

Shorelands (possible) (site of) broch

1.5km away

Cairn Of Elsay broch

3.1km away

Papigoe broch

3.2km away

The Pap broch

3.5km away

Kettleburn (site of) broch

4.1km away

Green Hill broch

5.2km away

Castle Linglas broch and cist

5.2km away

Skitten (site of) broch

5.7km away

Hill of Stemster broch

6.1km away
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Pictish stones near Castle Sinclair

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

2.9km away

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

3.0km away

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

5.3km away

Watenan Class I symbol stone

15.6km away

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

23.7km away

Skinnet Class II cross slab

25.7km away

Latheron 2 Class I symbol stone

27.9km away

Latheron 1 Class II cross slab

28.2km away

Ulbster Class II cross slab

28.8km away
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Pictish sites near Castle Sinclair

Burghead fort

89.7km away

Gaulcross hoard

92.2km away

Torvean silver chain

132.1km away

Parkhill silver chain

149.4km away

Nigg silver chain

162.0km away

Dunnicaer fort

177.0km away

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

194.1km away

Norrie's Law hoard

247.3km away

Traprain Law silver chain

280.4km away
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Accommodation near Castle Sinclair

Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
2.5km away
Norseman Hotel
hotelWick
4.2km away
Breadalbane House Hotel
hotelWick
4.5km away
The Brown Trout Hotel
hotelWick
13.6km away
Seaview Hotel
hotelJohn O' Groats
17.8km away
Greenland House
hotelThurso
22.4km away
The Castletown Hotel
hotelCastletown
22.8km away
St Clair Arms Hotel
hotelThurso
22.9km away
Dunnet Head Cottage
self-catering cottage, bed and breakfastBrough
24.2km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
29.3km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Castle Sinclair

Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
2.5km away
The Storehouse
caféJohn O'Groats
18.4km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
29.3km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
29.4km away
Red Pepper Restaurant
restaurantThurso
29.4km away
Royal Golf Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
86.7km away
Dornoch Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
86.9km away
The Eagle
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
87.0km away
Rockpool Café
caféCullen
88.7km away
Johnstons of Elgin Coffee Shop
caféElgin
92.9km away
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Published on the 21st of October 2011 at 12:19 am. Updated on the 8th of July 2016 at 5:37 pm.

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