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Bucholly Castle is a late medieval fortified tower situated in Caithness in the far north of Scotland. The castle dates to the fifteenth or sixteenth century and represents the defensive architecture typical of the period in the Scottish Highlands. The structure comprises a stone tower house of modest proportions, reflecting the domestic and military needs of a minor landholding during the early modern period. The site has been designated as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland, recognizing its archaeological and historical importance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and feudal authority in the remote northern regions of Scotland.
Bucholly Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM620. View the official record →
Bucholly Castle is a late medieval fortified tower situated in Caithness in the far north of Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM620.
Bucholly Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM620.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ness Broch,broch near Ness Head (0.8 km), Freswick Links,Viking settlement (1.8 km), Skirza Head, broch 290m SE of Craigwell (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Bucholly Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bucholly Castle stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.