Cubbie Roo's Castle
Parish: Rousay and Egilsay
County: Orkney
Grid reference: HY 44179 26296
Lat / long: 59.11939035, -2.97648052
Alternative names: Castle Of Cobbie Row, Cobbie Row's Castle, Kolbein Hruga
This is the oldest medieval castle known to exist in Scotland, having been built (according to the Orkneyinga Saga) by Kolbein Hruga on the island of Wyre around 1145.
Standing on the summit of a hill, it was defended by two ditches and wall. At the centre was a small square tower, and other lower buildings.
The name Cubbie Roo is a corruption of Kolbein Hruga.
