What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dornoch, Castle Street, Bishops' Palace as Bishops Palace (16th 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.
The Bishops' Palace in Dornoch, Castle Street, was built in the 16th century and served as the official residence of the Bishop of Caithness. It is important as a historical and architectural reminder of the medieval ecclesiastical authority in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
Dornoch, Castle Street, Fountain to Miss Georgina AndersonFountain (period Unassigned) · 37 yd
Dornoch CastleCastle · 37 yd
Dornoch, High Street, Cathedral of St Mary and St GilbertBurial Ground (medieval), Cathedral (13th Century), Stone (medieval), War Memorial(s) (20th Century) · 80 yd
Dornoch, Castle Street, JailMuseum (20th Century), Prison (19th Century) · 80 yd.jpg?width=1280)
'the Castle', DornochCastle (medieval)(possible), Lairds House (17th Century)(possible) · 90 yd
Dornoch, High Street, Mercat CrossMarket Cross (period Unassigned) · 102 yd
Dornoch, Castle StreetNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 282 yd
Station WoodWood · 427 yd
Dornoch, Royal Dornoch Golf Club, ClubhouseNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 456 yd
Dornoch War MemorialMemorial · 486 yd
Earl's Cross WoodWood · 803 yd
Gallows HillVisitor information · 884 yd