Monument record MHG9898 - Torrish Castle

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Grid reference Centred NC 9700 1800 (300m by 300m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC91NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish KILDONAN

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NC91NE 36 97 18.

Torrish Castle, now reduced to a green mound, was built by Sir Alexander Gordon in 1621.
R Gordon 1813; W Macfarlane 1906-8; H F Campbell 1920.

The whereabouts of this castle was not established during enquiries at Torrish.
Visited by OS (W D J) 19 May 1960.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Campbell, H F. 1920. Caithness and Sutherland. 141.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Weber, H (ed). 1813. Genealogical history of the Earldom of Sutherland by Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Mitchell, Sir A and Clark, J T (eds.). 1906-8. Geographical collections relating to Scotland. Vol. 3, 99.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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