Bucholly Castle

Bucholly Castle is a castle in Highland Council, Scotland. Bucholly Castle is situated nearby to the archaeological site Ness Broch, as well as near the hamlet Auckengill.

Photo: Richard Paxman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Freswick Castle and Nybster Broch.

Freswick Castle

Castle

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Freswick Castle is situated 1 mile north of Bucholly Castle.

Nybster Broch

Archaeological site

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nybster Broch is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Bucholly Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Auckengill and Freswick.

Auckengill

Hamlet

Photo: Les Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Auckengill is a settlement within the Scottish council area of Highland, 6 miles south of John o' Groats, on the east coast of Caithness. Auckengill is situated 1⁄2 mile north of Nybster.

Freswick

Hamlet

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Freswick or Skirza, is a small remote hamlet, overlooking Freswick Bay to the east, in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Skirza lies directly northeast of Freswick.

Skirza

Hamlet

Skirza or Skirsa, is a small remote linear fishing village, overlooking Freswick Bay to the south and Skirza Head to the southeast, in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Skirza is situated 1½ miles north of Bucholly Castle.

Bucholly Castle

Type: Castle
Description: architectural structure in Highland, Scotland, UK
Categories: built structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.57594° or 58° 34′ 33″ north

Longitude

-3.06407° or 3° 3′ 51″ west

Open location code

9CCRHWGP+99

OpenStreetMap ID

way 532886772

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q56661929

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In Other Languages

From French to Polish—“Bucholly Castle” goes by many names.

French: “Château de Bucholly”
Polish: “Zamek Bucholly”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ness Broch and Freswick Links,Viking settlement.

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