Why this matters
Noltland Castle, located on the Orkney Islands, was built in the late 15th or early 16th century by the Earls of Orkney, later the Earls of Zetland. It is important as a well-preserved example of a Scottish island castle and as the family seat of the Stewart Earls of Orkney.
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Noltland Castle as Cropmark (period Unknown), Structure(s) (period Unassigned). 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.
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