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BRAWL CASTLE (Remains of) Castle of Brawl (Remains of)


Brawl Castle
Braal Castle
Mr P. Campbell Sibster
Mr Waters Halkirk
Mr D. Mill Sibster
Estate Plan
Keith Johnston's Map
011 This is the Remains of one of the Ancient Strongholds of the locality from the appearance of that, that remains it must have been a well fortified place: the wall average a thickness of about nine, feet, without any appearance of a window or other aperture Save a few very narrow ones as if for Shooting through. A stone stair leads - from what appears to have been on a level with the second floor herein, to that of the third "Story" - straight. The out worKs of this "Castle" are all destroyed. To whom this belonged, the date of it's erection, or by whom it was founded is entirely unKnown.
Human remains were discovered by the excavation of the outworks. Proprietor Sir. J.G. Tollemache Sinclair Bart. [Baronet]

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Co. [County] of Caithness -- Parish of Halkirk

[signed] Robert Kane Sapr R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]

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