Dounreay Castle

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Recorded parish

Reay

What is recorded here

Dounreay Castle is a castle in Highland, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 7259

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Photo credits

• John Lucas, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Jonathan Russell, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
• Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
• David Bremner, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• John Ferguson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Peter Moore, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Johnlp at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Ewen Rennie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

DounreayCross Slab (early Medieval) · 335 ydDounreay, Nuclear Research Facility, Prototype Fast Breeder ReactorScientific Research Establishment (20th Century) · 400 ydNorth Cairn, Lower DounreayCairn (possible) · 541 ydPeas Cairn, Lower DounreayCairn (possible) · 621 ydAchvarasdalBroch (iron Age) (possible) · 1.4 miReay, Old Parish ChurchBurial Ground (medieval), Burial Vault (17th Century), Church (medieval), Churchyard (medieval) · 1.6 miAchunabustBroch (iron Age) (possible) · 1.6 miReay, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) · 1.6 miReay Parish ChurchChurch (18th Century) (1739), Churchyard (post Medieval) · 1.6 miReay, CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 1.6 miSandside ChaseBattle · 1.7 mi'cnoc Stanger'Mound · 1.8 mi

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