What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Helmsdale Castle as Tower House (medieval). 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.
Helmsdale Castle was a medieval tower house, likely built in the 16th or 17th century by a local clan or landowner in the Helmsdale area of Sutherland, Scotland. It is remembered as a historic defensive structure reflecting the region's turbulent history and the importance of such strongholds in the Scottish Highlands.
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Places near here
Helmsdale, Helmsdale New BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 85 yd
The EmigrantsMemorial · 102 yd
Helmsdale, the EmigrantsCommemorative Monument (20th Century) (2007) · 105 yd
Catherine: Helmsdale Harbour Entrance, North SeaLugger (20th Century) · 203 yd
Helmsdale, Helmsdale Bridge, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) · 345 yd
Land League CairnMemorial · 890 yd
Shore of GartymoreBeach / strand · 1284 yd
Creag MarailMountain / peak · 1748 yd
Creag ThoraraidhMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Torr MorNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 6.9 mi
Craggie BurnNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 10 mi
Helmsdale, Shore Street, Harbour CottageCottage (19th Century) · 145 ydOther information
Photo: Carron K · CC BY-SA 2.0