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Breckness Castle: Historic house: 1633: Ruin: Historic Scotland: Stromness: Built by Bishop George Graham, the last bishop to build a house in Orkney: Cubbie Roo's Castle: Tower house: 1145: Ruin: Historic Scotland: Wyre: Built by Kolbein Hruga, the earliest documented medieval stone castle in Scotland: Earl's Palace, Birsay: Palace: 16th ...
The castle grounds feature deciduous woodland (now rare in Orkney) and 2 acres (8,100 m 2) of walled gardens. [62] Though built around an older structure that dates at least from the 18th century, the present castle was built in 1847, commissioned by Colonel David Balfour, and designed by Edinburgh architect David Bryce. [29] [30]
Cobbie Row's (or Cubbie Roo's) Castle is the oldest medieval castle known to exist in Scotland. The castle ruins are located on the island of Wyre in Orkney . Built in the mid-12 century by Norse landowner, Kolbeinn hrúga , the stone fortification originally consisted of a small, central tower set in an oval enclosure, surrounded by two ...
By 1865 only a 55-foot (16.8 m) section of wall, 11 feet (3.4 m) thick remained, and this was removed to improve access to the harbour. A plaque dated 1865 on Castle Street marks the site of the castle. [1] In 2019, the tarmac on Castle Street was taken up for roadworks, and the foundations of Kirkwall Castle were uncovered underneath the road.
Breckness House, sometimes known as Breckness Castle, is the site of the 17th-century mansion, chapel and burial ground, built by George Graham (1565–1643), the Bishop of Orkney. It is located near Stromness, Orkney in Scotland. Historic Environment Scotland established the site as a scheduled monument in 1957.
The Earl's Palace in Birsay, Orkney, Scotland, is a ruined 16th-century castle. It was built by Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney (1533–1593), illegitimate son of King James V and his mistress Euphemia Elphinstone. The palace is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. [1]
Yesnaby (historic: Yeskenaby, Yestnaby) is a historic township [1] [2] in Sandwick, on the west coast of Orkney Mainland, Scotland, south of Skara Brae. It is renowned for its spectacular Old Red Sandstone coastal cliff scenery which includes sea stacks , blowholes , geos and frequently boiling seas.
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