What is recorded here

Knockinnon Castle is a turf-covered ruin on a Caithness hill, said to have been begun early in the sixteenth century and abandoned after the battle of Flodden in 1513. Its surviving footings suggest a central keep, double courtyard and cliff-edge wall, while local memory adds a broad causeway stretching toward Thurso. The absence of clear historical reference does not diminish the place; it preserves the mystery of an unfinished castle exposed only through stone, soil and story.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Knockinnon Castle as Building (period Unassigned), Castle (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.

Knockinnon Castle is a medieval castle in Scotland, though specific details on its builders or occupants remain unrecorded. It is remembered as part of the country’s historic built environment, reflecting the strategic and defensive architecture of the period.

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