What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eilean Assynt as Castle (medieval)(possible). 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.
Eilean Assynt is a medieval castle located in the Assynt area of Sutherland, Scotland, and is believed to have been built by the Clan Mackay in the 16th century. It is remembered as a strategic stronghold in the northern Highlands and as an example of early defensive architecture in the region.
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Places near here
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TubegIronstone Mine (period Unassigned) · 538 yd
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Leitir EasaidhViewpoint · 2.1 mi
Beinn GharbhMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Allt SgiathaigChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 2.4 mi
Skiag BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 2.5 mi
Crew of RAF Anson N9857 MemorialMemorial · 3.8 mi
Allt Chranaidh WaterfallWaterfall · 4.0 mi
Lower Traligill CaveCave · 5.3 mi
Loch GlencoulBay · 5.4 mi
Unknown: Loch Nedd, Eddrachillis Bay, North MinchBarge (period Unknown) · 5.5 mi