Kisimul Castle

Kisimul Castle and also known as Kiessimul Castle, is a medieval castle located on a small island off , , in the , . It gets its name from the Norse ciosamul, meaning "castle island".
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of our Lady, Star of the Sea, Barra and St Brendan’s Hospital.

Church
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Kisimul Castle.

Hospital
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Brendan's Hospital is a in on the island of , Eileanan Siar. is situated 1,900 feet west of Kisimul Castle.

Building
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located at … is situated 720 feet north of Kisimul Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castlebay and Caolas.

Village
Photo: Paul Store, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the main village and a community council…

Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is a small settlement on the island of , in the , Scotland. is situated 2 miles west of Kisimul Castle.

Village
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the west coast of the island of in the , Scotland. is situated 2 miles north of Kisimul Castle.

Kisimul Castle

Latitude
56.95214° or 56° 57′ 8″ north
Longitude
-7.48748° or 7° 29′ 15″ west
Open location code
9C8JXG27+V2
Geo­Names ID
9884647
Wiki­data ID
Q79160
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Kisimul Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kisimul gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Kisimul”
  • Danish: “Kisimul Castle”
  • Dutch: “Kisimul Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Burgo Kisimul”
  • French: “château de Kisimul”
  • French: “Château de Kisimul”
  • German: “Kisimul Castle”
  • Hungarian: “Kisimul vára”
  • Irish: “Caisteal Chiosmuil”
  • Italian: “Castello di Kisimul”
  • Japanese: “キシムル城”
  • Kazakh: “Кисимул қамалы”
  • Kazakh: “Кисимул сарайы”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Kisimul”
  • Russian: “Кисимул”
  • Scots: “Kisimul Castle”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal Chiosmuil”
  • Turkmen: “KISIMUL GALASY”
  • Ukrainian: “Кісімул”
  • Western Panjabi: “کیسیمل قلعہ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ledaig and Kentangaval.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Castlebay, Kisimul Castle Landing and Castlebay, Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal.

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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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