Castle Hill, Motte
Castle Hill, Motte is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Castle Hill, Motte is situated nearby to the historic site Old Shaft, as well as near Brora Brick Works.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brora railway station and Clynelish distillery.
Brora railway station
Railway station
Photo: Francesbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brora railway station is a railway station serving the small town of Brora in the Highland council area of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, 90 miles 48 chains from Inverness, between Dunrobin Castle and Helmsdale. Brora railway station is situated 4,000 feet northeast of Castle Hill, Motte.
Clynelish distillery
Distillery
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clynelish distillery is a distillery near Brora, Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. The original Clynelish distillery was built in 1819, adjacent to the present Clynelish distillery, which was built in 1967. Clynelish distillery is situated 1 mile north of Castle Hill, Motte.
Brora distillery
Distillery
Brora distillery is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Brora, Scotland. It operated between 1819 and 1983 before being mothballed until 2021, when it was reactivated. Brora distillery is situated 1¼ miles north of Castle Hill, Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brora and Doll.
Brora
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brora is a village in the east of Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland.
Doll
Village
Doll is a scattered mixed crofting township and rural village 2 miles southwest of Brora, on the A9 coast road, on the east coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Golspie
Village
Photo: Piotr Grzegorz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Golspie is a village and parish in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, which lies on the North Sea coast in the shadow of Ben Bhraggie. It has a population of around 1,350. Golspie is situated 4½ miles southwest of Castle Hill, Motte.
Castle Hill, Motte
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.00866° or 58° 0′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.87139° or 3° 52′ 17″ westOpen location code
9CCR245H+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 13675190189OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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