Dounreay Castle
Highland, Scotland
Dounreay Castle is a castle in Highland, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Brims Castle, 4.5 mi away.
Dounreay Castle at a glance
Type
Castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Brims Castle
4.5 mi away
Castles in Highland
81
Scotland
About Dounreay Castle
Dounreay Castle is a ruined 16th-century L-plan castle, about 8 miles (13 km) west of Thurso, Highland (council area), Scotland, within the grounds of Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment. It is also known as Dounreay House.
From the Wikipedia article on Dounreay Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dounreay Castle sits at 58.5786, -3.7504 in Highland. The closest other castles are Brims Castle (4.5 mi), Scrabster Castle (7.8 mi) and Thurso Castle (8.8 mi). Highland has 81 castles in all.
