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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.

Keiss Castle

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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

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OS Map for Keiss Castle

OS map 451
Thurso & John O’Groats (Dunnet Head)
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Directions to Keiss Castle

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Weather at Keiss Castle

5°C
max 5°C / min 5°C
10km/h NNW
1030mb
81%
92%
03:44 20:33

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Ackergill at 03:55

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

Bucholly Castle

4.9km away

Freswick Castle

5.9km away

Ackergill Tower

7.0km away

Castle Girnigoe

7.0km away

Castle Sinclair

7.0km away

Brabster Castle

8.9km away

Castle of Old Wick

12.8km away

Castle of Mey

13.9km away

Hempriggs House

14.4km away
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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
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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

St Martin's Stone, Ulbster Class I symbol stone

19.9km 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
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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
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Accommodation near Keiss Castle

Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
7.0km away
Norseman Hotel
hotelWick
10.6km away
Breadalbane House Hotel
hotelWick
11.1km away
Seaview Hotel
hotelJohn O' Groats
11.4km away
The Brown Trout Hotel
hotelWick
13.5km away
Greenland House
hotelThurso
17.3km away
The Castletown Hotel
hotelCastletown
17.7km away
St Clair Arms Hotel
hotelThurso
17.8km away
Dunnet Head Cottage
self-catering cottage, bed and breakfastBrough
17.9km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
24.9km away

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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
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caféCullen
95.6km away
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hotel, barTain
97.7km away
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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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