Castle of Old Wick
Castle of Old Wick is a building in Highland Council, Scotland. Castle of Old Wick is situated nearby to Old Pulteney distillery, as well as near the sports venue Harmsworth Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Pulteney distillery and Wick Heritage Museum.
Old Pulteney distillery
Distillery
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Pulteney distillery is a malt whisky production and aging facility in the Pulteneytown area of Wick, Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. The distillery produces the Old Pulteney single malt whisky at a number of ages and has a visitor centre in Huddart Street. Old Pulteney distillery is situated 460 feet northwest of Castle of Old Wick.
Wick Heritage Museum
Museum
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Wick Heritage Museum is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Castle of Old Wick.
Harmsworth Park
Sports venue
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Harmsworth Park is a football ground in Wick in the Scottish Highlands of Scotland, which is the home ground of Highland Football League side Wick Academy F.C. Harmsworth Park is situated 1,900 feet west of Castle of Old Wick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wick and Papigoe.
Wick
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Wick is a town in Caithness in the far northeast of Scotland, with a population of 6870 in 2020. The name comes from Norse vik, meaning a bay. The town first grew up north of the river: in the 19th century the fishing port of Pulteney was established to the…
Papigoe
Village
Papigoe is a village on the east coast of Caithness, at the head of Broad Haven Bay in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Staxigoe
Village
Staxigoe is a former fishing village, located 2 miles east of Wick on the north-eastern coast of the former county of Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Staxigoe is situated 2 miles northeast of Castle of Old Wick.
Castle of Old Wick
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “Auld Man o’ Wick”, “Castle Oliphant”, “Old Man”, and “Old Man of Wick”
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.43333° or 58° 26′ northLongitude
-3.08333° or 3° 5′ westElevation
115 feet (35 metres)Open location code
9CCRCWM8+8MGeoNames ID
2640982
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