What is recorded here
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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Places near here
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Loch of StromStructure (period Unassigned) · 468 yd
HogalandBroch (iron Age)(possible) · 657 yd
StromField System (period Unassigned), Township (period Unassigned) · 662 yd
Whiteness, BrugarthHouse (20th Century) · 923 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1279 yd
Hill of HellisterMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
GreenaIslet · 1.2 mi
Hill of LinksterMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Weisdale VoeBay · 1.6 mi
Star of the East: Girlsta Point, Wadbister VoeSmack (19th Century) · 2.8 mi
TingwallVisitor information · 2.9 mi