Castle Bloody, Quholm

Castle Bloody, Quholm rises in Orkney as a possible Iron Age broch later reused as a medieval castle, its layers still tangled beneath the name. The bloody title suggests violence or loss, yet no clear event survives to confirm the cause. A broch is a tower of packed stone built to endure storms and invaders, so the place may have been a stronghold, a refuge or a warning marker depending on the century. Quholm keeps the contradiction alive: ancient craft, medieval ambition and a name that sounds like consequence.