Scotland · Ruin
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe comprises the ruins of two linked castles on a rocky promontory on the east coast of Caithness, Scotland: the 15th-century Castle Girnigoe and the early 17th-century Castle Sinclair. The complex served as a seat of Clan Sinclair and features a tower house, round towers, a gatehouse and curtain wall connected by a drawbridge over a ravine.
First raised
1476
Its prime
1606
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1606
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a layered rocky promontory into Sinclair Bay, the complex in its prime consists of a five-storey L-plan tower house with crow-stepped gables, several cylindrical round towers, a gatehouse and a curtain wall linked by a timber drawbridge over a narrow ravine. Built of dark grey rubble masonry, the silhouette shows vertical slit and square windows, parapet walks and a compact courtyard; the tower house contains a vaulted kitchen with a hidden chamber in the vault.
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7 places to explore in 1606.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Castle Sinclair Girnigoe — including 1 interior: vaulted kitchen and secret chamber. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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