Brough Castle (Caithness)

Brough Castle is a ruined castle near Brough, Caithness. It is believed to date from the 12th to 14th centuries.

Site of Brough Castle

Description

The foundations of the castle are on the landward end of a long rocky promontory about 1⁄4 mile (400 m) north of the east end of the hamlet of Brough. A trench some 40 feet (12 m) wide and 10 to 12 feet (3.0 to 3.7 m) deep has been dug across the neck and on either side of the rock; in rear of it has been a range of buildings separated by a narrow courtyard or passage. The keep is not recognisable. The promontory tails away seawards to a shelf of rock. There appears to be no history of this castle.[1]

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See also
  • Castle of Old Wick

References
  1. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland (1911). Third Report and Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in the County of Caithness. p. 27.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Third Report and Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in the County of Caithness, 1911

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