Where is Scrabster Castle?
Scrabster Castle is in the parish of Thurso and the county of Caithness.
Grid reference: ND 1068 6916
Lat / long: 58.601013, -3.538941
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Alternative names for Scrabster Castle
Bishop's Castle; Bishop's Palace
References (books):
The Castles of ScotlandMartin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015
Prestongrange, 2015
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Castles near Scrabster Castle
Historic sites near Scrabster Castle
Pictish stones
- Ulbster Class II cross slab (1.91 km)
- Skinnet Class II cross slab (7.48 km)
- Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone (8.08 km)
- Reay Class III cross slab (8.22 km)
- Sandside Class I symbol stone (16.03 km)
- Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone (25.49 km)
- Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone (27.89 km)
- Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone (27.94 km)
- Watenan Class I symbol stone (34.9 km)
- Latheron 2 Class I symbol stone (36.82 km)
Ancient sites
- Bell Mount (possible)broch (1.77 km)
- Scrabster Mainsbroch (2.06 km)
- Thing's Vacairn (2.64 km)
- Thing's Vabroch (2.73 km)
- Whitefield (site of)broch (4 km)
- Geisebroch (4.35 km)
- Tulloch of Shalmstrybroch (5.32 km)
- Murklebroch (5.59 km)
- Oustbroch (5.64 km)
- Brimside Tullochbroch (6.1 km)
Accommodation near Scrabster Castle
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Ferry Inn
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