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Keiss Castle

Keiss Castle is a ruined 16th century Z-plan tower house built by the Sinclairs.

The castle is often referred to as Old Keiss Castle to distinguish it from its replacement, also called Keiss Castle, which was built in 1755 around 200m to the north-west.

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Alternative names for Keiss Castle

Old Keiss Castle

Clans associated with Keiss Castle

Sinclair

Surnames associated with Keiss Castle

Sinclair

Where is Keiss Castle?

Keiss Castle is in the parish of Wick and the county of Caithness.

Grid reference: ND 3569 6164

Lat / long: 58.538081, -3.106245

OS Map for Keiss Castle

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

Directions to Keiss Castle

Enter a starting point

Weather at Keiss Castle

6°C
max 6°C / min 6°C

44km/h WSW
958mb
87%
75%
08:34 16:14

Moderate rain
Weather observed at Ackergill at 20:23

References (books)

The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland Volume 2

David MacGibbon
Edinburgh, 1887

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

The Fortified House in Scotland - Volume V

Nigel Tranter
Edinburgh, 1970

References (websites)

Scheduled Monument record
Canmore
Wikipedia

Castles near Keiss Castle

Ancient sites near Keiss Castle

Whitegate broch

0.5km away

Keiss broch

0.7km away

Kirk Tofts broch

0.8km away

Nybster broch

2.0km away

Auchingill (site of) broch

2.4km away

Castle Linglas broch and cist

3.8km away

Ness broch

5.6km away

Skitten (site of) broch

6.1km away

Freswick Links broch

6.3km away

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Keiss Castle

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

3.6km away

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

6.7km away

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

6.7km away

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

18.4km away

Ulbster Stone Class II cross slab

19.9km away

Watenan Stone Class I symbol stone

21.3km away

Skinnet Stone Class II cross slab

22.5km away

St Peter’s Church Class I symbol stone

31.3km away

Flotta Class III cross slab

31.4km away

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Keiss Castle

Burghead fort

95.6km away

Gaulcross hoard

99.2km away

Torvean silver chain

136.8km away

Parkhill silver chain

156.4km away

Nigg silver chain

169.0km away

Dunnicaer fort

184.0km away

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

189.5km away

Norrie's Law hoard

254.1km away

Traprain Law silver chain

287.3km away

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Keiss Castle

Ackergill Tower

hotel, restaurant, barWick

7.0km away

The Storehouse

caféJohn O'Groats

11.9km away

Royal Hotel Thurso

hotel, restaurant, barThurso

24.9km away

Holborn Hotel

hotel, barThurso

24.9km away

Red Pepper Restaurant

restaurantThurso

24.9km away

Royal Golf Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

90.5km away

Dornoch Castle Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

90.7km away

The Eagle

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

90.8km away

Rockpool Café

caféCullen

95.6km away

Railway Hotel

hotel, barTain

97.7km away

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

Alternative names for Keiss Castle

Clans associated with Keiss Castle

Surnames associated with Keiss Castle

Where is Keiss Castle?

OS Map for Keiss Castle

Directions to Keiss Castle

Weather at Keiss Castle

References (books)

References (websites)

Castles near Keiss Castle

Bucholly Castle

Freswick Castle

Ackergill Tower

Castle Girnigoe

Castle Sinclair

Brabster Castle

Castle of Old Wick

Castle of Mey

Hempriggs House

Ancient sites near Keiss Castle

Whitegate broch

Keiss broch

Kirk Tofts broch

Nybster broch

Auchingill (site of) broch

Castle Linglas broch and cist

Ness broch

Skitten (site of) broch

Freswick Links broch

Pictish stones near Keiss Castle

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

Ulbster Stone Class II cross slab

Watenan Stone Class I symbol stone

Skinnet Stone Class II cross slab

St Peter’s Church Class I symbol stone

Flotta Class III cross slab

Pictish sites near Keiss 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 Keiss Castle

Ackergill Tower

Norseman Hotel

Breadalbane House Hotel

Seaview Hotel

The Brown Trout Hotel

Greenland House

The Castletown Hotel

St Clair Arms Hotel

Dunnet Head Cottage

Royal Hotel Thurso

Accommodation search

Accommodation type

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Keiss Castle

Ackergill Tower

The Storehouse

Royal Hotel Thurso

Holborn Hotel

Red Pepper Restaurant

Royal Golf Hotel

Dornoch Castle Hotel

The Eagle

Rockpool Café

Railway Hotel

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Published on the 21st of October 2011 at 12:19 am. Updated on the 21st of December 2024 at 5:40 pm.

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