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Muness Castle

Muness Castle was built in 1598 but burned in August 1627, and it’s thought it may never have been repaired.

It is rectangular in plan, measuring some 22.3 metres long by 7.9 metres wide on a north-west to south-east axis. There is a round tower at each of the south and north corners, and turrets at third-storey level on the other two corners.

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Where is Muness Castle?

Muness Castle is in the parish of Unst and the county of Shetland.

Grid reference:HP 62955 01164

Lat / long:60.6887135,-0.8491015

OS Map for Muness Castle

Shetland – Unst, Yell & Fetlar
OS Explorer map 470

Directions to Muness Castle

Enter a starting point

Weather at Muness Castle

7°C
max 7°C / min 7°C

18km/h SW
1021mb
74%
96%
05:28 18:45

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Brae at 19:48

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Canmore
Historic Environment Scotland
Wikipedia

Castles near Muness Castle

Ancient sites near Muness Castle

Old Scatness broch

93.4km away

Green Hill broch, cists

239.1km away

Green Hill of Scarton broch

245.2km away

Outer Green Hill broch

245.3km away

Green Hill broch

245.6km away

Burrowston (possible) broch

245.6km away

Green Hill of Hestigeo broch

246.0km away

The Skeo broch

249.5km away

Duncansby Head (possible) (site of) broch

256.5km away

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Muness Castle

Uyea Class I symbol stone

3.4km away

Yell Class I symbol stone

12.9km away

Eswick Class I carving

49.3km away

Bressay Stone Class III cross slab

59.7km away

Sandness Class I symbol stone

61.4km away

Lerwick Class I symbol stone

62.1km away

Papil Stone Class III cross slab

74.1km away

Mail Class I symbol stone

75.7km away

Breck of Hillwell Class I symbol stone

90.1km away

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Muness Castle

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

84.2km away

Gaulcross hoard

352.5km away

Burghead fort

361.9km away

Parkhill silver chain

392.2km away

Nigg silver chain

403.3km away

Torvean silver chain

403.7km away

Dunnicaer fort

421.9km away

Norrie's Law hoard

506.2km away

Traprain Law silver chain

534.6km away

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Muness Castle

Saxa Vord Hostel

hostel, restaurant, barUnst

12.3km away

Kveldsro House Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barLerwick

61.7km away

The Storehouse

caféJohn O'Groats

257.6km away

Holborn Hotel

hotel, barThurso

274.6km away

Red Pepper Restaurant

restaurantThurso

274.6km away

Royal Hotel Thurso

hotel, restaurant, barThurso

274.7km away

Ackergill Tower

hotel, restaurant, barWick

275.2km away

Rockpool Café

caféCullen

350.2km away

Royal Golf Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

357.0km away

The Eagle

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

357.2km away

more food.... / more drink....

Muness Castle

Where is Muness Castle?

OS Map for Muness Castle

Directions to Muness Castle

Weather at Muness Castle

References (websites)

Castles near Muness Castle

Castle Holm

Scalloway Castle

Noltland Castle

Carrick House

Sealskerry Bay Castle (site of)

Castle Of Stackel Brae

Cubbie Roo's Castle

Westness Castle

Langskaill Castle

Ancient sites near Muness Castle

Old Scatness broch

Green Hill broch, cists

Green Hill of Scarton broch

Outer Green Hill broch

Green Hill broch

Burrowston (possible) broch

Green Hill of Hestigeo broch

The Skeo broch

Duncansby Head (possible) (site of) broch

Pictish stones near Muness Castle

Uyea Class I symbol stone

Yell Class I symbol stone

Eswick Class I carving

Bressay Stone Class III cross slab

Sandness Class I symbol stone

Lerwick Class I symbol stone

Papil Stone Class III cross slab

Mail Class I symbol stone

Breck of Hillwell Class I symbol stone

Pictish sites near Muness Castle

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

Gaulcross hoard

Burghead fort

Parkhill silver chain

Nigg silver chain

Torvean silver chain

Dunnicaer fort

Norrie's Law hoard

Traprain Law silver chain

Accommodation near Muness Castle

Saxa Vord Hostel

St Magnus Bay Hotel

Hurdiback Backpackers Hostel

Kveldsro House Hotel

Lerwick SYHA Hostel

Ayre's Rock Hostel (Sanday SYHA Hostel)

Papay Youth Hostel

Eday SYHA Hostel

Birsay SYHA Hostel

Lav rockha Guest House

Accommodation search

Accommodation type

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Muness Castle

Saxa Vord Hostel

Kveldsro House Hotel

The Storehouse

Holborn Hotel

Red Pepper Restaurant

Royal Hotel Thurso

Ackergill Tower

Rockpool Café

Royal Golf Hotel

The Eagle

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Published on the 14th of May 2010 at 2:00 pm. Updated on the 26th of March 2017 at 6:15 pm.

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