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Ackergill Tower

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Alternative names for Ackergill Tower

Aikergill

Where is Ackergill Tower?

Ackergill Tower is in the parish of Wick and the county of Caithness.

Grid reference: ND 35284 54669

Lat / long: 58.475433, -3.111298

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OS Map for Ackergill Tower

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Wick & The Flow Country (Lybster, Latheron & Dunbeath)
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Weather at Ackergill Tower

11°C
max 11°C / min 11°C
24km/h SSE
1019mb
87%
100%
06:24 17:37

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Weather observed at Ackergill at 00:10

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Canmore
Wikipedia

Castles near Ackergill Tower

Castle Sinclair

2.5km away

Castle Girnigoe

2.6km away

Castle of Old Wick

6.0km away

Keiss Castle

7.0km away

Hempriggs House

7.4km away

Bucholly Castle

11.5km away

Freswick Castle

12.7km away

Brabster Castle

15.3km away

Gunn's Castle

16.7km away
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Ancient sites near Ackergill Tower

Shorelands (possible) (site of) broch

1.3km away

Green Hill broch

2.6km away

Kettleburn (site of) broch

2.8km away

Skitten (site of) broch

3.5km away

Castle Linglas broch and cist

3.9km away

The Pap broch

4.0km away

Papigoe broch

4.2km away

Cairn Of Elsay broch

4.3km away

Hill of Stemster broch

4.6km away
more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Ackergill Tower

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

0.5km away

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

0.6km away

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

4.0km away

Watenan Class I symbol stone

14.5km away

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

21.8km away

Skinnet Class II cross slab

23.3km away

Latheron 2 Class I symbol stone

26.2km away

Latheron 1 Class II cross slab

26.4km away

Ulbster Class II cross slab

26.7km away
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Pictish sites near Ackergill Tower

Burghead fort

88.7km away

Gaulcross hoard

92.4km away

Torvean silver chain

130.6km away

Parkhill silver chain

150.1km away

Nigg silver chain

162.6km away

Dunnicaer fort

177.5km away

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

195.6km away

Norrie's Law hoard

247.1km away

Traprain Law silver chain

280.4km away
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Accommodation near Ackergill Tower

Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
0.0km away
Norseman Hotel
hotelWick
3.7km away
Breadalbane House Hotel
hotelWick
4.3km away
The Brown Trout Hotel
hotelWick
11.0km away
Seaview Hotel
hotelJohn O' Groats
18.3km away
Greenland House
hotelThurso
20.6km away
The Castletown Hotel
hotelCastletown
20.9km away
St Clair Arms Hotel
hotelThurso
21.0km away
Dunnet Head Cottage
self-catering cottage, bed and breakfastBrough
22.9km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
27.2km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Ackergill Tower

Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
0.0km away
The Storehouse
caféJohn O'Groats
18.9km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
27.2km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
27.3km away
Red Pepper Restaurant
restaurantThurso
27.3km away
Royal Golf Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
84.9km away
Dornoch Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
85.1km away
The Eagle
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
85.1km away
Rockpool Café
caféCullen
88.8km away
Railway Hotel
hotel, barTain
91.9km away
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Published on the 21st of October 2011 at 12:19 am. Updated on the 25th of July 2021 at 10:31 am.

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