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2. Skibo Castle - Wikipedia

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   The first record of Skibo Castle is a charter from 1211. [4] From its early history, the castle was a residence of the Bishops of Caithness. [5] Skibo Castle remained the residence of subsequent bishops until 1545, when the estate was, as a tactical measure by the church, given to John Gray in order to reinforce its alliance with a powerful family as the threat of a Protestant uprising spread ...

3. Urquhart Castle - Wikipedia

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   Urquhart Castle (/ ˈɜːrkərt / ⓘ UR-kərt; Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal na Sròine) is a ruined castle that sits beside Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland. The castle is on the A82 road, 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-west of Inverness and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the village of Drumnadrochit. The present ruins date from the 13th to the ...

4. List of castles in Ireland - Wikipedia

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   In addition to being run as a hotel since the 1950s and being a Grade A listed site, this is also one of the most haunted buildings in all of Ireland. [119][120] Ballylough Castle. Bushmills 55°10′30″N 6°30′46.8″W  /  55.17500°N 6.513000°W  / 55.17500; -6.513000  (Ballylough Castle) Tower house.

5. Eilean Donan - Wikipedia

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   Eilean Donan (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Donnain) is a small tidal island situated at the confluence of three sea lochs (Loch Duich, Loch Long and Loch Alsh) in the western Highlands of Scotland, about 1 kilometre (5⁄8 mi) from the village of Dornie. It is connected to the mainland by a footbridge that was installed early in the 20th century and ...

6. Foulis Castle - Wikipedia

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   Foulis Castle Drone view of Foulis Castle. Foulis Castle is situated two miles south-west of Evanton in the parish of Kiltearn, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. [1] It is a white washed mansion that incorporates an old tower house with gun loops. [1] The castle was held by the Clan Munro from the twelfth century or earlier and they had a stronghold ...

7. Castle Menzies - Wikipedia

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   Castle detail. Castle Menzies in Scotland is the ancestral seat of the Clan Menzies and the Menzies Baronets. It is located a little to the west of the small village of Weem, near Aberfeldy in the Highlands of Perthshire, close to the former site of Weem Castle, destroyed c. 1502. [1][2]