
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Forres, Castle Bridge, Victoria Hotel as Hotel (period Unassigned). 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.
Forres Castle, later known as Castle Bridge and part of the Victoria Hotel, was originally built by the Earls of Moray in the 13th century, with significant medieval remains still visible. It is historically important as a key stronghold in the struggle for control of northern Scotland during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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Places near here
Forres, Bridge Street, Castle BridgeRoad Bridge (post Medieval) · 71 yd
Forres War MemorialMemorial · 82 yd
Forres, Bridge Street, Market Green, War MemorialWar Memorial (period Unassigned) · 104 yd
Bridge StreetLade (period Unassigned) · 119 yd
Forres, Nairn Road, Pine CottageCottage (period Unassigned) · 137 yd
Forres CastleCastle (medieval), Motte (medieval)(possible) · 147 yd
Falconer MuseumMuseum · 531 yd
Benromach DistilleryHeritage attraction · 643 yd
Cluny HillsWood · 1389 yd
Fairyhills QuarryNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Dallas Dhu DistilleryNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
MundoleTower House (medieval)(possible) · 1.7 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0