Braal Castle
Braal Castle is located by the River Thurso north of the village of Halkirk, in Caithness, northern Scotland. The ruined castle, which dates back to the mid-14th century, was originally known as the Castle of Brathwell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: 14th-century castle in Caithness, Highland, Scotland, UK, now ruined
- Also known as: “Brawl Castle” and “Castle of Brathwell”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Georgemas Junction railway station.
Georgemas Junction railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sexy Simon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Georgemas Junction railway station is a railway station on the Far North Line in the far north of Scotland. The station, which is in the Highland council area, serves several rural hamlets in the historic county of Caithness, including Georgemas, Roadside and Banniskirk and the village of Halkirk, which lies approximately 1.6 miles west of the station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halkirk and Thurso.
Halkirk
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halkirk is a village on the River Thurso in Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. From Halkirk the B874 road runs towards Thurso in the north and towards Georgemas in the east.
Thurso
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thurso is a town in Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland, with a population of 7390 in 2020. The name probably refers to the deity Thor, and this area was Norse until the 13th century.
Murkle
Village
Photo: david glass, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Murkle is a small scattered hamlet, made up of East Murkle and West Murkle located one mile east of Thurso, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Murkle is situated 5 miles north of Braal Castle.
Braal Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.52015° or 58° 31′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.48199° or 3° 28′ 55″ westElevation
112 feet (34 metres)Open location code
9CCRGGC9+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 524192503OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From German to Uzbek—“Braal Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Braal Castle”
- Russian: “Замок Брааль”
- Uzbek: “Braal qalʻasi”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Braal Castle”. Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.