What is recorded here

Castle Holm stands as a medieval castle and causeway in Shetland Islands, Scotland. The official record defines the site without limiting the imagination, though it does not grant entry. A person may have built the causeway to reach the castle when the sea pulled back or to keep carts clear of tidal water. That much is missing from the claim, but the shape of the place suggests a working relationship between human hands and Shetland tide.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Holm as Castle (medieval), Causeway (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.

Built by the Macleod family in the 13th century, Castle Holm is remembered as a strategic stronghold located on an island in Loch Roag, reflecting the importance of maritime control in medieval Scottish and Norse-Gaelic conflicts.

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