Skibo Castle, Dornoch

Name: Skibo Castle
Address: Dornoch, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Dornoch

Forts and castles, Top attraction

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Skibo Castle is located to the west of Dornoch in the Highland county of Sutherland, Scotland overlooking the Dornoch Firth. Although largely of the 19th century and early 20th century, when it was the home of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, its origins go back much earlier. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°52'24"N, 4°7'56"W

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Skibo Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dornoch Cathedral, Tain & District Museum, Royal Dornoch Golf Club, Dornoch Castle.

3.8 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Dornoch Cathedral, Dornoch
97 min walk • Dornoch Cathedral is a former cathedral and is now a Church of Scotland parish church serving the small Sutherland town of Dornoch, in the Scottish Highlands.
5.1 miSE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Tain & District Museum, Tain
129 min walk • The Tain & District Museum, is located in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland. It is volunteer-run and is open April to October part of the Tain Through Time visitor centre. The museum was established in 1966 and has a collection of silver made in the local area.
4 miE
57°52'44"N • 4°1'23"W
Royal Dornoch Golf Club, Dornoch
103 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
3.8 miE
Shopping, Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles
Dornoch Castle, Dornoch
97 min walk • Dornoch Castle is situated opposite Dornoch Cathedral in the town of Dornoch, in Sutherland, Scotland, a little over 40 miles north of Inverness. As of 2021, the castle was operated as a family-run hotel with 24 rooms.
2.1 miS
Bridge
Dornoch Firth Bridge
54 min walk • The Dornoch Firth Bridge is a road bridge over the Dornoch Firth, carrying traffic between Tain and Dornoch.
5.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Skelbo Castle
132 min walk • Skelbo Castle is a ruined 14th century keep, located near Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland. The remaining wall is best preserved at the northern side of the castle. The remains are protected as a scheduled monument. The castle is located at a former ferry crossing and commanded views over Loch Fleet.
5.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Fleet, Golspie
146 min walk • Loch Fleet is a sea loch on the east coast of Scotland, located between Golspie and Dornoch. It forms the estuary of the River Fleet, a small spate river that rises in the hills east of Lairg.
3.2 miSW
Stela
Edderton Cross Slab
82 min walk • Edderton Cross Slab is a Class III Pictish stone standing in the old graveyard of the village of Edderton, Easter Ross. The stone is of red sandstone.
3.6 miE
57°52'47"N • 4°2'7"W
Historylinks Museum, Dornoch
92 min walk • History museum, Museum
3.1 miSE
Stela
Ardjachie Stone
80 min walk • The Ardjachie Stone is an uncut but decorated red sandstone boulder discovered by farmers in 1960 on the Ardjachie Farm in the Tarbat peninsula of Easter Ross. It now stands outside of the museum of Tain. On it are depicted several dozen cup or ring marks probably dating to the Bronze Age.
2.9 miSW
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Balblair distillery
75 min walk • Balblair Distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery located in Edderton, Ross-shire, Scotland. Founded in 1790, the distillery was rebuilt in 1895 by the designer Charles C Doig to be closer to the Edderton Railway Station on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway line.