Scrabster Castle
| Scrabster Castle | |
|---|---|
| Scrabster, Highland, Scotland | |
  Scrabster Castle | |
| Coordinates | 58°36′04″N 3°32′20″W / 58.601013°N 3.538941°W |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | No |
| Condition | Ruin |
| Site history | |
| Built | c. 12th century |
| Built by | Bishop of Caithness |
| In use | 13th to 16th century |
Scrabster Castle[a] was a castle near the village of Scrabster, Highland in Scotland.
History
Built by the Bishops of Caithness, the castle served as the Bishop's Palace for the bishops of Caithness. Bishop John of Caithness was mutilated by Harald Maddadsson, Mormaer of Caithness, in 1201,[1] after being besieged at the castle, having his tongue and eyes removed for John's refusal to collect Peter's Pence, a tax of 1/10 of the income of every freeman. George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness, seized the castle in 1544.[2] The castle was in ruins in the early 18th century.
Notes
- ^ Also known as Bishop's Palace or Castle of Burnside
Citations
- ^ Coventry 2010, p. 508.
- ^ Coventry 2010, p. 533.
References
- Coventry, Martin (2010). Castles of the Clans. Musselburgh : Goblinshead. ISBN 978-1-899874-36-1
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