What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Na h-Eileanan Siar.
Built by the MacNeils of Barra, a branch of the Clan Donald, in the 13th or 14th century, Kisimul Castle is important as the only inhabited castle in the Western Isles and a symbol of the enduring legacy of the Scottish clan system in the Hebrides.
Places near here
Kisimuil Castle from LeadaigCastle, fort or tower · 1 yd
Kisimuil, Castle BayCastle, fort or tower · 1 yd
Chapel and mortuary at KisimulChurch, cross or graveyard · 15 yd
Barra, Castlebay, PierPier (period Unassigned) · 219 yd
Heaval Island of BarraIsland · 653 yd
Bàgh BeagBay · 1122 yd
Rough hill ground east of CastlebayMountain or hill · 1153 yd
Seat at the Barra War MemorialHeritage place · 1525 yd
Barra War Memorial - WWIHeritage place · 1536 yd
Port Tuath an UidheBay · 1.2 mi
HeabhalMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Beach, Uidhe BhatarsaighBeach · 1.3 miOther information
Photo: M J Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0