
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Brims Castle as Tower House (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Brims Castle is a medieval tower house located in Scotland, likely built during the late 15th or early 16th century by a local landholding family, though specific builders or occupants are not well documented. It is remembered as an example of the defensive and domestic architecture typical of the Scottish Borders during a period of frequent conflict.
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Places near here
BrimsLanding Point (period Unassigned) · 39 yd
Mains of BrimsFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 56 yd
Brims NessBurial Ground (medieval) - (20th Century)-(1948), Chapel (medieval) · 544 yd
Crosskirk, CottageCottage (period Unassigned) · 1.0 mi
Cairnmore HillockMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Ben Rannes: Spear Head, Pentland FirthTrawler (20th Century) · 3.3 mi
Britannia: Thurso Bay, Pentland FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 4.3 mi
Magnus Mowat MemorialMemorial · 4.7 mi
Dr John Grant Smith MemorialMemorial · 4.8 mi
Thurso CastleCastle (17th Century) · 5.2 mi
Creag BheagMountain / peak · 6.1 miOther information
Photo: David Bremner · CC BY-SA 2.0