What is recorded here
Knock Castle stands on Skye as a medieval castle, possibly older than that, its stones catching Highland light and shadow. It may have begun as a prehistoric dun, meaning people climbed this ground before written memory. The castle still belongs to the island, not to a museum or a postcard.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Skye, Knock Castle as Castle (medieval), Dun (prehistoric)(possible). 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.
Built by the MacLeods of Dunvegan in the 16th century, Knock Castle on Skye is remembered as a strategic stronghold in the history of the Western Isles and a symbol of clan power in the Scottish Highlands.
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Places near here
Knock CastleCastle · 5 yd
Torabhaig DistilleryHeritage attraction · 411 yd
Sleat War MemorialMemorial · 1.3 mi
Bràigh an Ùird ForestForest · 1.5 mi
Maol BuidheMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Cnoc Bealach nan CasMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Rover's Bride: Camus Croise, Skye, Sound of SleatSmack (19th Century) · 2.3 mi
Sound of SleatBay · 2.6 mi
Coill' a' GhasgainWood · 2.9 mi
Skye, Isleornsay, Allt Duisdale, Hump-backed BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 2.9 mi
Àird GhunailHeadland · 2.9 mi
IsleornsayKelp Grid (period Unassigned) · 2.9 mi