Ackergill Tower
Ackergill Tower is located on the coast of Sinclair's Bay, about 2.5 miles north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland. It was built in the early 16th century, and is a Category A listed building.Photo: LeeNapier, Public domain.
- Type: Hotel
- Description: castle in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Ackergil Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wick John O‘ Groats Airport and Castle Sinclair Girnigoe.
Wick John O‘ Groats Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wick John O' Groats Airport is located one nautical mile north of the town of Wick, at the north-eastern extremity of the mainland of Scotland. It is owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe
Castle
Photo: Sir Gawain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Castle Sinclair Girnigoe is situated 1½ miles east of Ackergill Tower.
Wick railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wick railway station is a railway station located in Wick, in the Highland council area in the far north of Scotland. It serves the town of Wick and other surrounding areas in the historic county of Caithness, including Staxigoe, Papigoe and Haster. Wick railway station is situated 2½ miles south of Ackergill Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ackergill and Reiss.
Ackergill
Hamlet
Ackergill is a settlement in the Wick, Caithness, in the Highland Council area of Scotland.
Reiss
Village
Reiss is a village in the former county of Caithness, now in the Highland council area of northern Scotland. It is well known in the Caithness area for its beach and also the 18-hole Wick golf course.
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 2½ miles southeast of Ackergill Tower.
Ackergill Tower
- Categories: Tower House, castle, building, tourism, historic site, and accommodation
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.47545° or 58° 28′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.11136° or 3° 6′ 41″ westOperator
AmaZing VenuesOpen location code
9CCRFVGQ+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 293334418OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hotelWikidata ID
Q2968039
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Ackergill Tower” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ackergill dorrea”
- Catalan: “Castell Ackergill”
- French: “château d’Ackergill”
- French: “Château d’Ackergill”
- German: “Ackergill Tower”
- Persian: “اکرگیل”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Ackergill”
- Russian: “Акергилл”
- Russian: “Замок Акергилл”
- Spanish: “Castillo Ackergill”
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