List of castles in Orkney

This is a list of castles in Orkney.

List

Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture
Balfour CastleHistoric house1847OccupiedPrivateShapinsayBuilt around an earlier structure
Bishop's PalaceTower house12th centuryRuinHistoric ScotlandKirkwallRestored in the 16th century, open to the public
Cubbie Roo's CastleTower house1145RuinHistoric ScotlandWyreBuilt by Kolbein Hruga, the earliest documented medieval stone castle in Scotland
Earl's Palace, BirsayPalace16th centuryRuinHistoric ScotlandBirsayOpen to the public
Earl's Palace, KirkwallFortified house17th centuryRuinHistoric ScotlandKirkwallOpen to the public
Kirkwall Castle14th centuryNo remainsn/aKirkwallDestroyed in 1614
Noltland CastleTower house16th centuryRuinHistoric ScotlandWestrayOpen to the public

See also

Notes

    References

    • Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7
    • Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-36-4
    • Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press
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