Castle Sinclair Girnigoe
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe is located about 3 miles north of Wick on the east coast of Caithness, Scotland. It is considered to be one of the earliest seats of Clan Sinclair.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Castle Girnigoe”, “Castle Sinclair”, “Girnigo”, and “Girnigo Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Noss Head Lighthouse and Wick John O‘ Groats Airport.
Noss Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Wick John O‘ Groats Airport
Aerodrome
Ackergill Tower
Hotel
Photo: LeeNapier, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Staxigoe and Ackergill.
Staxigoe
Village
Staxigoe is a former fishing village, located 2 miles… Staxigoe is situated 1½ miles south of Castle Sinclair Girnigoe.
Ackergill
Hamlet
Ackergill is a settlement in the Wick, Caithness, in the Highland Council area of Scotland. Ackergill is situated 2 miles southwest of Castle Sinclair Girnigoe.
Papigoe
Village
Papigoe is a hamlet on the east coast of Caithness… Papigoe is situated 2 miles south of Castle Sinclair Girnigoe.
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe
- Categories: archaeological site, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.47804° or 58° 28′ 41″ north
Longitude
-3.06798° or 3° 4′ 5″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Operator
Clan Sinclair Trust
Open location code
9CCRFWHJ+6R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Italian—“Castle Sinclair Girnigoe” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Sinclair Girnigoe gaztelua”
- Dutch: “Castle Sinclair Girnigoe”
- French: “château de Sinclair et Girnigoe”
- French: “Château de Sinclair et Girnigoe”
- German: “Girnigoe and Sinclair Castle”
- Italian: “Castello Sinclair Girnigoe”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lochshell and Upper Gillock.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Informal campsite and Nosspitality.
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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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