Scotland · Partial ruin
Muness Castle
Muness Castle is a late-16th-century fortified house on the island of Unst in the Shetland Islands of Scotland, built in 1598 for Laurence Bruce. It is a rectangular block with circular angle towers and was damaged by fire in the early 17th century; today the lower floors survive but the roof and upper storey are missing.
First raised
1598
Its prime
1600
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1600
The shape it held in its prime.
A rectangular stone block approximately 22.3 by 7.9 metres built of grey local masonry, with round towers at the north and south angles. Corbelled supports remain at the east and west second-storey corners where small projecting turrets once stood; the original roof was probably gabled and the towers likely capped with conical roofs. The south-west wall contains the entrance flanked by gunloops, narrow slit windows punctuate the façade, and a low drystone boundary wall encloses the grassy ground around the building on Unst.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1600.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Muness Castle — including 2 interiors: first‑floor interior chamber, ground‑floor rooms and tower bases (interior). 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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