Scalloway Castle
Shetland Islands, Scotland
Scalloway Castle is a tower house in Shetland Islands, Scotland, first built in 1599. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Muness Castle, 41 mi away. It is owned by Patrick Stewart.
Scalloway Castle at a glance
Built
1599
16th century
Type
Tower house
Cared for by
Patrick Stewart
Heritage status
scheduled monument
About Scalloway Castle
Scalloway Castle is a tower house in Scalloway, on the Shetland Mainland, the largest island in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The tower was built in 1600 by Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney, during his brief period as de facto ruler of Shetland.
From the Wikipedia article on Scalloway Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scalloway Castle sits at 60.1363, -1.2743 in Shetland Islands. The closest other castles are Muness Castle (41 mi), Noltland Castle (83 mi) and Kirkwall Castle (99 mi). Shetland Islands has 2 castles in all.
