What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castletown, the Old Reading Room as Hall (19th Century), Reading Room (19th Century). 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.
A local castle; wider significance not recorded.
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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) · 195 yd
Castletown Primary SchoolSchool (period Unassigned) · 275 yd
Olrig Parish War MemorialMemorial · 292 yd
GarthEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 745 yd
Castlehill Heritage CentreMuseum · 923 yd
CastlehillBroch (iron Age)(possible), Inhumation (viking) · 1126 yd
Olrig CemeteryCemetery (period Unassigned) · 1174 yd
Dunnet BeachBeach / strand · 1.4 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) · 5.6 mi
Easter HeadHeadland · 5.7 mi