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Thurso Castle

Where is Thurso Castle?

Thurso Castle is in the parish of Thurso and the county of Caithness.

Grid reference: ND 1244 6890

Lat / long: 58.5992060937634, -3.50832432117238

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OS Map for Thurso Castle

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

Directions to Thurso Castle

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Weather at Thurso Castle

8°C
max 8°C / min 8°C

15km/h NNW
1012mb
66%
40%
04:03 20:17

Scattered clouds
Weather observed at Thurso at 16:13

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Castles near Thurso Castle

Castle of Ormlie

Scrabster Castle

Castle of Haimer (site of)

Brims Castle

Braal Castle

Brough Castle

Dounreay Castle

Borlum

Castle of Mey

more castles....

Ancient sites near Thurso Castle

Bell Mount (possible) broch

Murkle broch

Scrabster Mains broch

Whitefield (site of) broch

Thing's Va cairn

Thing's Va broch

Tulloch of Shalmstry broch

Geise broch

Cairn of Sibmister broch

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Thurso Castle

Ulbster Class II cross slab

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

Skinnet Class II cross slab

Reay Class III cross slab

Sandside Class I symbol stone

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

Watenan Class I symbol stone

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Thurso 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 Thurso 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....