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Brough Castle

Alternative names for Brough Castle

Brough; Castle Brough; Castle Of Braigh; Castle of Brough

Where is Brough Castle?

Brough Castle is in the parish of Dunnet and the county of Caithness.

Grid reference: ND 2283 7404

Lat / long: 58.647314, -3.331389

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OS Map for Brough Castle

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

Directions to Brough Castle

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Weather at Brough Castle

6°C
max 6°C / min 6°C

37km/h NNE
999mb
86%
100%
08:48 15:21

Light rain
Weather observed at Thurso at 08:08

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Castles near Brough Castle

Castle of Mey

Brabster Castle

Castle of Haimer (site of)

Castle Mestag

Thurso Castle

Castle of Ormlie

Scrabster Castle

Freswick Castle

Braal Castle

more castles....

Ancient sites near Brough Castle

Ham souterrains

Ratter (possible) broch

Rattarburn (possible) (site of) broch

Scarfskerry broch

Links of Dunnet broch

Castlehill (possible) broch

Thurdistoft broch

Hollandmey (possible) (site of) broch

Ha' of Greenland (possible) (site of) broch

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Brough Castle

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

Skinnet Stone Class II cross slab

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

Reay Class III cross slab

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

Flotta Class III cross slab

Sandside Class I symbol stone

St Peter’s Church Class I symbol stone

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Brough 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 Brough 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....