What is recorded here
Caisteal Na Nighinn Ruaidhe stands as a medieval castle on Loch Avich, its red-haired daughter name still echoing through the water. The exact stones may have crumbled, but the identity remains sharp enough to cut through forgetting.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Caisteal Na Nighinn Ruaidhe, Loch Avich as Castle (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.
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Places near here
Tom an t-SaoirMountain / peak · 1401 yd
CoriebuieFarmstead (period Unassigned), Head Dyke (post Medieval), Sheepfold (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Loch AvichNatural Feature(s) (period Unknown) · 1.1 mi
Cruach MaolachyMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
MaolachyFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Lochan A' BhruicMound (period Unassigned) · 1.9 mi
Loch Na SreingeBuilding (period Unknown), Castle (medieval) - (post Medieval)(possible) · 2.1 mi
Falls of AvichWaterfall · 3.0 mi
Innis Chonnell CastleCastle · 3.9 mi
InnischonnellIslet · 3.9 mi
Battle of Lagganmorebattle · 5.8 mi
Loch FeochanBay · 7.5 miOther information
Photo: sylvia duckworth · CC BY-SA 2.0