Volume contents
- 1 - Wick , page 1 (start)
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- 20 - Wick , page 20
- 30 - Wick , page 30
- 40 - Wick , page 40
- 50 - Wick , page 50
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- 318 - Wick , page 318 (end)
- 319 - Wick , title page
- 320 - Wick , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE GIRNIGOE (In Ruins) | Castle Girnigoe and Castle Sinclair (in ruins) | John Thane, AcKergill Shore. James Flett, AcKergill Shore William Thane, AcKergill Shore |
020 | The ruins of these two strongholds are situated on a rocKy peninsula, on the south side of Sinclair's Bay and about a mile to the west of Nosshead, Castle Girnigo was built at a very early date probably about the twelfth century and Castle Sinclair about the Year 1606. It is on the land side and appears to have been connected by a drawbridge to the land: little of it remains, it is almost a broKen mass of ruins. Of the former Castle there are several rooms quite solid in their walls and roofs. It extends to the extreme point of the rocKy promontory, about 3 Chains in length, on the side facing the Bay there is still visible two archways having been used for Sea Communication. From its present appearance, it must have been in its pristine strength quite impregnable before the invention of Artillery. It was the Baronial residence of the ancient Earls of Caithness of the Sinclair family, but was disused as such about the year 1690. Now the Property of Sir George Dunbar Bart [Baronet] of AcKergill Tower. |
| CASTLE SINCLAIR (In Ruins) | 020 | The ruins of these two strongholds are situated on a rocKy peninsula, on the south side of Sinclair's Bay and about a mile to the west of Nosshead, Castle Girnigo was built at a very early date probably about the twelfth century and Castle Sinclair about the Year 1606. It is on the land side and appears to have been connected by a drawbridge to the land: little of it remains, it is almost a broKen mass of ruins. Of the former Castle there are several rooms quite solid in their walls and roofs. It extends to the extreme point of the rocKy promontory, about 3 Chains in length, on the side facing the Bay there is still visible two archways having been used for Sea Communication. From its present appearance, it must have been in its pristine strength quite impregnable before the invention of Artillery. It was the Baronial residence of the ancient Earls of Caithness of the Sinclair family, but was disused as such about the year 1690. Now the Property of Sir George Dunbar Bart [Baronet] of AcKergill Tower. |
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Ph [Parish] of WicK -- Co: [County] of Caithness
Ordnance Survey - Caithness county, OS Name Books - Caithness county - Volume 13 - Parish of Wick, OS1/7/13
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Wick.
Ordnance Survey - Caithness county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Caithness, which is in the north of Scotland.