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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCRABSTER CASTLE (Remains of) | Remains of Scrabster Castle | MacKay's History of the Clan MacKay. Torfeu's History of Caithness Mr J. Cairncross Thurso |
005 | The Castle of Scrabster was once the residence of the Bishops of Caithness, and would appear to have been in existence during the 11th Century - as mention is made in the ''History of the Clan MacKay'' of Bishop Bar of Caithness having resided in the Castle of Scrabster in 1079, probably the castle existed long before that date. There is but little now remaining of this once famious Structure - A piece of a tower at the east end - having a dungeon below it, which is supposed to have extended beneath the court-yard, - and a few pieces of the wall are quite visible, but the shape of the edifice cannot be acurately traced. There was a draw-bridge on the land Side of the Castle, but all traces of it has long Since vanished. The remains of this Castle Stands on the summit of an insular rock of grey lime-stone and is situated about midway between Thurso and Scrabster. This ruin is generally called Scrabster Castle (as written on trace) by the inhabitants of Thurso. The Bishops of Caithness then resided by turns at their Castles of Scrabster and Halkirk, and sometimes at Dornoch. Adam was succeeded by Gilbert, formerly Archdeacon of Murray, who died at Scrabster at an advanced age, in 1245. Part of the ruins of the Castle of Scrabster Turn over. [Continued on page 90] |
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[page] 89County of Caithness -- Parish of Thurso
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