Muness Castle

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Muness Castle is a castle in Shetland Islands, Scotland, first built in 1598. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Scalloway Castle, 41 mi away.

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Muness Castle in Shetland Islands, Scotland — Photo: Van de Beek, CC BY-SA 3.0

Muness Castle at a glance

Built

1598

16th century

Type

Castle

Heritage status

scheduled monument

Nearest castle

Scalloway Castle

41 mi away

About Muness Castle

Muness Castle is located on Unst, which is one of the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The castle is three kilometres (two miles) east of the village of Uyeasound.
From the Wikipedia article on Muness Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Muness Castle sits at 60.6895, -0.8492 in Shetland Islands. The closest other castles are Scalloway Castle (41 mi), Noltland Castle (120 mi) and Earl's Palace, Birsay (138 mi). Shetland Islands has 2 castles in all.