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Brims Castle

Where is Brims Castle?

Brims Castle is in the parish of Thurso and the county of Caithness.

Grid reference: ND 04331 71018

Lat / long: 58.616482, -3.648676

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OS Map for Brims Castle

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

Directions to Brims Castle

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Weather at Brims Castle

15°C
max 15°C / min 15°C

9km/h SSE
1005mb
85%
100%
06:28 17:36

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Thurso at 13:38

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Canmore

Castles near Brims Castle

Scrabster Castle

Dounreay Castle

Castle of Ormlie

Thurso Castle

Borlum

Castle of Haimer (site of)

Braal Castle

Brough Castle

Dirlot Castle

more castles....

Ancient sites near Brims Castle

Crosskirk broch

Tulloch of Lybster broch

Green Tullochs broch

Brimside Tulloch broch

Scrabster Mains broch

Stemster Hill (possible) broch

Thing's Va broch

Thing's Va cairn

Bell Mount (possible) broch

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Brims Castle

Reay Class III cross slab

Ulbster Class II cross slab

Sandside Class I symbol stone

Skinnet Class II cross slab

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

Flotta Class III cross slab

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Brims Castle

Burghead fort

Gaulcross hoard

Torvean silver chain

Parkhill silver chain

Nigg silver chain

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

Dunnicaer fort

Norrie's Law hoard

Traprain Law silver chain

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Brims Castle

Holborn Hotel

hotel, barThurso

Red Pepper Restaurant

restaurantThurso

Royal Hotel Thurso

hotel, restaurant, barThurso

The Storehouse

caféJohn O'Groats

Ackergill Tower

hotel, restaurant, barWick

Royal Golf Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

The Eagle

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

Dornoch Castle Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

Railway Hotel

Royal Hotel Tain

hotel, bar, restaurantTain

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