Muness Castle — Attraction in Scotland

We were recommended to go there, just a shame the actual castle was locked when we got there, so we walked around it and tried to look through the barred windows but it was too dark to see much. Lovely views from the fields around though but wish people would close the gates as it requests... The people who went as we arrived left the gate to the road a jar so the sheep could have got out if they wanted to. We closed and locked all gates as we went in and back out. Would have been good to have seen inside but still...

The castle was built in 1598 for Laurence Bruce of Cultmalindie, half-brother to Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney. In 1627 the castle was burnt down and apparently may never have been fully repaired.

Like all such structures left unmaintained all timber has long since rotted out. Which means you'll have to imagine what the upper floor would have looked like. But it's still well worth a visit. Also consider walking down to the shore to see if you can spot Viking...

Muness Castle is located on Unst, which is one of the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The castle is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the village of Uyeasound. Unst is Scotland's most northerly inhabited island, and Muness is the most northerly fortalice in the British Isles. It was designated as a Scheduled monument in 1953 and is run as a museum by Historic...