Thurso Castle
| Thurso Castle | ||
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 Ruins of Thurso Castle |
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| Alternative name (s): | Castrum de Thorsa, Castle of Ormly, Castle of Ormlie | |
| Creation time : | 1872 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Scottish nobility | |
| Construction: | gray bricks | |
| Place: | Thurso | |
| Geographical location | 58 ° 35 '57.3 " N , 3 ° 30' 30.1" W | |
| Height: | 6 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Thurso Castle , also Castrum de Thorsa , Castle of Ormly or Castle of Ormlie , is the ruin of a 19th century low castle in Thurso in the Scottish county of Caithness , today part of the Highland administrative unit . The ruin is located in Thurso East next to the Castletown Road , east of the river Thurso , and you can from the other side of the river look good. The current castle ruins date from 1872. A large part of the castle was demolished in 1952. There has been a fortress on the site since the 12th century. Part of the castle is still habitable and is still the seat of the Viscounts Thurso today .
history
The name "Thurso" means "Thor's River" and was given by the Vikings . There was a castle in Thurso East that served as the residence of the Earls of Orkney and Caithness . Presumably this is the earthwork system , which is recorded in 1157 as "Thorsa Castle". It burned down in the early 16th century and no trace of it is left today.
"The Arch", also called Thurso Castle , was built in 1665 by George Sinclair, 6th Earl of Caithness . The contract between him and the builder Donald Ross results in a price of 600 marks . Later Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet , was Lord of Thurso; he had a new castle or fortress built. In 1806 and 1835 this building was restored and expanded.
The current building, a Gothic ruin from Victorian times , was constructed in 1872 and demolished in 1952.
architecture
The previous building "The Arch" was described in 1802 as "the most ornate piece of architecture in the north". Robert Sinclair calls today's castle ruins "a gallant, ruinous reminder of their former Gothic glory". On the south side of the complex there is a gatehouse and the associated lodge in good condition. On the north side, by the river, are the remains of the north tower and a wing of the building. In the 20th century, the lower windows were closed with bricks . The well is 6.1 meters deep.
estate
The hilly castle area called Brown Hill is 800 meters east of Thurso near the Atlantic on a rock. A rectory was built on the site in 1818 using some of the building blocks from the castle. About 1.6 km northeast is Harald Tower , built in 1780 and used as a cemetery for the Sinclairs of Thurso.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Thurso Castle . In: CastleUK.net . Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ↑ He went to Eton ... worked as a skivvy ... now the Viscount wants to speak for Scotland in Sunday Mail , April 4, 1999.
- ^ Justin Parkinson: John Thurso: The hereditary peer who became an MP . BBC Online. February 22, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ A b Robert Sinclair: The Sinclairs of Scotland . AuthorHouse. June 11, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ↑ a b c d William Anderson, Joseph Robertson, James Brodie, John McNab: Origines Parochiales Scotiae: Part 1: Diocese of Argyle. Diocese of the Isles . WH Lizars. P. 754-. 1855. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ A b Thurso, Princes Street, Castlegreen Manse, Castle Of Ormlie . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ Nicholas Carlisle: A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland: And of the Islands in the British Seas . G. and W. Nicol. P. 732-. 1813. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ A b George Alexander Cooke: Topography of Great Britain: Or, British Traveller's Directory: Cornwall . C. Cooke. P. 85–. 1802. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ Thurso Castle . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ A b Richenda Miers: Scotland's Highlands and Islands . New Holland Publishers. P. 193-. 2006. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
swell
- Martin Coventry: The Castles of Scotland . 4th edition. (2006). Birlinn, 2006. ISBN 1-84158-449-5 . Pp. 602-603.
