Castles · Scottish Highlands
Invershin Castle
Invershin Castle in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
About
Invershin Castle is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Invershin Castle was a motte castle, located near Invershin, Highland in Scotland.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The castle was constructed possibly in the 12th century, on a bank above the Kyle of Sutherland, close to the junction of the River Shin and the River Oykel. The Murray of Culbin family held lands in Invershin in the 12th century and these passed by marriage of the heiress Gyles Murray to Thomas Kinnaird, in the 15th century.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 57.9336, -4.4121
- Address
- Invershin, Highland, Scotland
Sources
- wikidata: Q106588267 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Invershin Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Invershin Castle?
- Invershin Castle is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 57.9336°, -4.4121°.