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Braal Castle

Alternative names for Braal Castle

Brawl Castle; Castle of Brathwell; The Keep

Where is Braal Castle?

Braal Castle is in the parish of Halkirk and the county of Caithness.

Grid reference: ND 1379 6011

Lat / long: 58.52061, -3.481615

OS Map for Braal Castle

Thurso & John O’Groats (Dunnet Head)
OS Explorer map 451

Directions to Braal Castle

Enter a starting point

Weather at Braal Castle

5°C
max 5°C / min 5°C

25km/h ESE
995mb
95%
100%
08:46 15:23

Light rain
Weather observed at Thurso at 23:32

References (books)

The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland Volume 3

David MacGibbon
Edinburgh, 1889

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore
Wikipedia

Castles near Braal Castle

Ancient sites near Braal Castle

Hoy broch

0.6km away

Halkirk (site of) broch

0.7km away

Sibster (site of) broch

1.2km away

Skinnet (possible) broch

1.7km away

Housle Cairn broch

2.0km away

Knockdee (possible) broch

2.2km away

Carsgoe (possible) (site of) broch

2.9km away

Upper Sour broch

3.0km away

Stemster (possible) broch

3.7km away

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Braal Castle

Skinnet Stone Class II cross slab

2.1km away

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

10.2km away

Reay Class III cross slab

15.1km away

Sandside Class I symbol stone

19.3km away

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

20.1km away

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

21.6km away

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

21.6km away

Watenan Stone Class I symbol stone

25.9km away

Ulbster Stone Class II cross slab

26.8km away

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Braal Castle

Burghead fort

90.9km away

Gaulcross hoard

103.7km away

Torvean silver chain

125.9km away

Parkhill silver chain

163.7km away

Nigg silver chain

176.1km away

Dunnicaer fort

189.7km away

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

203.7km away

Norrie's Law hoard

253.8km away

Traprain Law silver chain

288.1km away

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Braal Castle

Royal Hotel Thurso

hotel, restaurant, barThurso

8.5km away

Holborn Hotel

hotel, barThurso

8.5km away

Red Pepper Restaurant

restaurantThurso

8.5km away

Ackergill Tower

hotel, restaurant, barWick

22.1km away

The Storehouse

caféJohn O'Groats

27.5km away

Royal Golf Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

77.9km away

The Eagle

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

78.0km away

Dornoch Castle Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

78.1km away

Railway Hotel

hotel, barTain

85.5km away

Royal Hotel Tain

hotel, bar, restaurantTain

85.6km away

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

Braal Castle

Alternative names for Braal Castle

Where is Braal Castle?

OS Map for Braal Castle

Directions to Braal Castle

Weather at Braal Castle

References (books)

References (websites)

Castles near Braal Castle

Castle of Haimer (site of)

Castle of Ormlie

Thurso Castle

Scrabster Castle

Dirlot Castle

Brims Castle

Caisteal Morar na Shein (site of)

Brough Castle

Dounreay Castle

Ancient sites near Braal Castle

Hoy broch

Halkirk (site of) broch

Sibster (site of) broch

Skinnet (possible) broch

Housle Cairn broch

Knockdee (possible) broch

Carsgoe (possible) (site of) broch

Upper Sour broch

Stemster (possible) broch

Pictish stones near Braal Castle

Skinnet Stone Class II cross slab

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

Reay Class III cross slab

Sandside Class I symbol stone

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

Watenan Stone Class I symbol stone

Ulbster Stone Class II cross slab

Pictish sites near Braal Castle

Burghead fort

Gaulcross hoard

Torvean silver chain

Parkhill silver chain

Nigg silver chain

Dunnicaer fort

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

Norrie's Law hoard

Traprain Law silver chain

Accommodation near Braal Castle

Royal Hotel Thurso

Holborn Hotel

Sandra's Backpackers Hostel

The Weigh Inn Hotel

The Castletown Hotel

Greenland House

St Clair Arms Hotel

Ferry Inn

The Brown Trout Hotel

Dunnet Head Cottage

Accommodation search

Accommodation type

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Braal Castle

Royal Hotel Thurso

Holborn Hotel

Red Pepper Restaurant

Ackergill Tower

The Storehouse

Royal Golf Hotel

The Eagle

Dornoch Castle Hotel

Railway Hotel

Royal Hotel Tain

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Published on the 21st of October 2011 at 12:19 am. Updated on the 4th of June 2016 at 6:14 pm.

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