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Cobbie Row's Castle is a twelfth-century stone keep situated on the island of Wyre in Orkney. The structure represents an early example of Norman military architecture in Scotland, built during the period of Norse-Scottish cultural transition in the Northern Isles. The castle comprises a substantial rectangular tower with walls of dry-stone construction, standing to a considerable height and demonstrating the defensive aspirations of its builder. The monument is among the oldest castles in Scotland and provides important evidence for the settlement patterns and power structures of medieval Orkney.
Cobbie Row's Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90079. View the official record →
Cobbie Row's Castle is a twelfth-century stone keep situated on the island of Wyre in Orkney. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90079.
Cobbie Row's 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 SM90079.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wasswick Battery, coastal battery complex 400m E of Queenamuckle (5.2 km), Wass Wick,mound (5.2 km), Ness of Boray,broch (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cobbie Row's 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.
Cobbie Row's Castle stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.