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Nairn Castle (site of)

Alternative names for Nairn Castle

Castle Hill

Where is Nairn Castle?

Nairn Castle is in the parish of Nairn and the county of Nairnshire.

Grid reference: NH 8852 5658

Lat / long: 57.5854510, -3.8662453

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OS Map for Nairn Castle

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Nairn & Cawdor (Darnaway Forest, Ardersier & Culloden Muir)
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Weather at Nairn Castle

14°C
max 14°C / min 12°C
13km/h
1018mb
82%
75%
03:59 20:24

Broken clouds
Weather observed at Nairn at 09:46

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Nairn Castle

Auldearn Castle (site of)

3.3km away

Boath House (possible) (site of)

3.5km away

Rait Castle

4.1km away

Lochloy Castle (site of)

4.2km away

Penick Castle (site of)

4.9km away

Hillend Motte

5.1km away

Inshoch Castle

5.1km away

Old Cawdor (site of)

6.0km away

Lethen (site of)

7.0km away
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Ancient sites near Nairn Castle

Balnuaran Of Clava, Centre ring cairn and stone circle

17.6km away

Balnuaran Of Clava, North-East chambered cairn, stone circle and rock art

17.6km away

Balnuaran of Clava kerb cairn and rock art

17.6km away

Balnuaran Of Clava, South-West chambered cairn, stone circle and rock art

17.7km away

Clootie Well sacred site

24.5km away

Carriblair stone circle, cist

33.5km away

Humberston (site of) stone circle

34.0km away

Eilean na Faoileag crannog

37.8km away

Aviemore ring cairn, stone circle

43.1km away
more ancient sites....
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Pictish stones near Nairn Castle

Rodney's Stone Class II cross slab

9.9km away

Belivat (possible) Class I symbol stone

11.7km away

Rosemarkie 1 Class II cross slab

14.8km away

Rosemarkie 2 Class III slab

14.8km away

Rosemarkie 3 Class III slab

14.8km away

Rosemarkie 4 Class III slab

14.8km away

Rosemarkie 5 Class III slab

14.8km away

Rosemarkie 6 Class III cross slab

14.8km away

Glenferness House Class II cross slab

14.9km away
more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Nairn Castle

Burghead fort

25.6km away

Torvean silver chain

26.5km away

Gaulcross hoard

65.3km away

Parkhill silver chain

109.6km away

Nigg silver chain

118.1km away

Dunnicaer fort

121.9km away

Norrie's Law hoard

157.6km away

Haddington silver chain

192.9km away

Traprain Law silver chain

193.8km away
more Pictish sites....
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Accommodation near Nairn Castle

Braeval Hotel
hotelNairn
0.3km away
Windsor Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barNairn
0.5km away
Albert Inn
hotelNairn
0.5km away
Invernairne Guest House
hotelNairn
1.0km away
Claymore House Hotel
hotelNairn
1.0km away
The Newton Hotel
hotelBalblair
1.0km away
Golf View Hotel & Spa
hotel, restaurant, barNairn
1.3km away
Covenanters Inn
hotelNairn
3.5km away
Boath House Hotel
hotelNairn
3.5km away
Cromarty Old Brewery
hotelCromarty
14.2km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Nairn Castle

Windsor Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barNairn
0.5km away
Golf View Hotel & Spa
hotel, restaurant, barNairn
1.3km away
Brodie Countryfare
café, restaurantBrodie
9.1km away
Plough Inn
pubRosemarkie
14.8km away
Culloden House Hotel
hotel, restaurant barInverness
19.2km away
New Drumossie Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantInverness
22.6km away
Premier Inn Inverness East
hotel, restaurant, barInverness
22.9km away
Premier Inn Inverness Centre (Millburn Rd)
hotel, restaurantInverness
23.3km away
Kingsmills Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantInverness
24.0km away
Heathmount Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barInverness
24.3km away
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Published on the 15th of April 2012 at 11:55 pm. Updated on the 21st of March 2022 at 6:46 pm.

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