What is recorded here

Dingwall, Castle Street, Church of Scotland, Iron Gates and Posts are 19th Century gates on Castle Street, Highland, Scotland. The iron posts and gates mark the church entrance, and the street still carries the name of the castle that gave the town its shape. A person walking past may have touched the cold iron, heard the gates swing, and carried that sound into the market later the same day.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dingwall, Castle Street, Church of Scotland, Iron Gates and Posts as Gate(s) (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Dingwall Castle, located on Castle Street, was originally built by the Earls of Ross in the 13th century and later held by the Mackenzies of Kintail. It is historically significant as a key stronghold in the Scottish Highlands and as the site of the 14th-century Battle of Dingwall.

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