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Penick Castle (site of)

Alternative names for Penick Castle

Castle Penick; House of Penick

Where is Penick Castle?

Penick Castle is in the parish of Auldearn and the county of Nairnshire.

Grid reference: NH 933 553

Lat / long: 57.5751140, -3.7857783

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OS Map for Penick Castle

Nairn & Cawdor (Darnaway Forest, Ardersier & Culloden Muir)
OS Explorer map 422

Directions to Penick Castle

Enter a starting point

Weather at Penick Castle

10°C
max 11°C / min 10°C

28km/h SW
1024mb
61%
40%
08:45 16:03

Scattered clouds
Weather observed at Nairn at 21:11

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Castles near Penick Castle

Hillend Motte

Inshoch Castle

Boath House (possible) (site of)

Auldearn Castle (site of)

Moyness Castle (site of)

Lochloy Castle (site of)

Lethen (site of)

Rait Castle

Nairn Castle (site of)

more castles....

Ancient sites near Penick Castle

Balnuaran Of Clava, Centre ring cairn and stone circle

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

Balnuaran of Clava kerb cairn and rock art

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

Clootie Well sacred site

Carriblair stone circle, cist

Humberston (site of) stone circle

Aviemore ring cairn, stone circle

Eilean na Faoileag crannog

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Penick Castle

Rodney's Stone Class II cross slab

Belivat (possible) Class I symbol stone

Forres 2 Class I symbol stone

Sueno's Stone Class III cross slab

Glenferness House Class II cross slab

Rosemarkie 1 Class II cross slab

Rosemarkie 2 Class III slab

Rosemarkie 3 Class III slab

Rosemarkie 4 Class III slab

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Penick Castle

Burghead fort

Torvean silver chain

Gaulcross hoard

Parkhill silver chain

Nigg silver chain

Dunnicaer fort

Norrie's Law hoard

Haddington silver chain

Traprain Law silver chain

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Penick Castle

Brodie Countryfare

café, restaurantBrodie

Windsor Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barNairn

Golf View Hotel & Spa

hotel, restaurant, barNairn

Plough Inn

Culloden House Hotel

hotel, restaurant barInverness

New Drumossie Hotel

hotel, bar, restaurantInverness

Premier Inn Inverness East

hotel, restaurant, barInverness

Premier Inn Inverness Centre (Millburn Rd)

hotel, restaurantInverness

Eight Acres Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barElgin

Kingsmills Hotel

hotel, bar, restaurantInverness

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