Skibo Castle
Skibo Castle is located to the west of Dornoch in the Highland county of Sutherland, Scotland overlooking the Dornoch Firth. Although largely of the 19th century and early 20th century, when it was the home of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, its origins go back much earlier.Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dornoch Firth Bridge.
Dornoch Firth Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Dornoch Firth Bridge is a road bridge over the Dornoch Firth, carrying traffic between Tain and Dornoch. Dornoch Firth Bridge is situated 2 miles south of Skibo Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evelix and Rearquhar.
Evelix
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Evelix or Evelick is a village near Dornoch in south east Sutherland, Scotland. The River Evelix runs through it. Evelix is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Evelix is situated 2½ miles northeast of Skibo Castle.
Rearquhar
Hamlet
Rearquhar is a township, which lies in the valley of the River Evelix, 4 miles northwest from Dornoch, in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Rearquhar is situated 2½ miles north of Skibo Castle.
Camore
Hamlet
Camore is a small hamlet, located 0.5 mile directly southeast of Evelix, and 1.5 miles west of Dornoch, in south east Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Camore is situated 2½ miles east of Skibo Castle.
Skibo Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: château in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.87303° or 57° 52′ 23″ northLongitude
-4.13233° or 4° 7′ 56″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9C9QVVF9+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 843492744OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
2637717Wikidata ID
Q2252914
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Skibo Castle” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սկիբո ամրոց”
- Basque: “Skibo gaztelua”
- Bulgarian: “Скибо”
- Chinese: “史基博城堡”
- Chinese: “斯基博古堡”
- Chinese: “斯基博城堡”
- Dutch: “Kasteel Skibo”
- Dutch: “Skibo Castle”
- French: “château de Skibo”
- French: “Château de Skibo”
- French: “Skibo Castle”
- German: “Skibo Castle”
- Irish: “Caisteal Sgíobail”
- Italian: “Castello di Skibo”
- Italian: “Skibo Castle”
- Japanese: “Skibo城”
- Japanese: “スキボ城”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Skibo”
- Russian: “Скибо”
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