
What is recorded here
Castletown Primary School stands on the south-east approach to Castletown, its central stone building dating from circa 1875. Children may have watched the new wind turbine turn above the western boundary, learning that even a small village school can harnes the Highland wind. The old slate roofs and modern turbine share one purpose: to keep the place alive for the next generation.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castletown Primary School as School (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
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Places near here
Castletown, Main Street, Free Church and HallChurch (mid 20th Century), Meeting Hall (early 20th Century) - (mid 20th Century), School (mid 19th Century) - (late 19th Century) · 463 yd
Olrig Parish War MemorialMemorial · 539 yd
Castletown, Main Street, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) · 547 yd
GarthEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 596 yd
Olrig CemeteryCemetery (period Unassigned) · 1060 yd
Castlehill Heritage CentreMuseum · 1196 yd
ThurdistoftBroch (iron Age)(possible) · 1301 yd
Dunnet BeachBeach / strand · 1.5 mi
Thurso CastleCastle (17th Century) · 4.5 mi
Britannia: Thurso Bay, Pentland FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 5.4 mi
Jonge Thomas: Easter Head, Dunnet Head, Pentland FirthCraft (18th Century) · 5.7 mi
Easter HeadHeadland · 5.8 miOther information
Photo: JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0