Castle of Old Wick Castle of Old Wick Historic Scotland

Description


Ruins of reputedly one of the first castles in Northern Scotland, built by the Earl of Orkney to protect his southern lands. Today just a small fragment of the keep remains on a rocky promontory about a mile south of the town centre

Charge


Free

Getting There


Latitude: 58.423363; Longitude: -3.081666
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Photos


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Web Link


www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
Disclaimer: Details correct at time of writing (02/05/2015), and on time of last update (09/05/2015) but may no longer be accurate, particularly if some time has passed.