Wyre, Cubbie Roo's Castle — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Cubbie Roo's Castle at Wyre is a building platform in Orkney, Scotland, where a bone handle still lies unassigned in time. The name suggests a castaway king or a child's invention, yet the stone and bone remain clear. A person may have stood there, watching the sea or dropping a tool into the grass. The platform does not need a date to be real, nor a warning to be memorable.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Wyre, Cubbie Roo's Castle as Building Platform (period Unknown), Handle (bone)(period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Cubbie Roo's Castle at Wyre is traditionally associated with Rognvald "Cobbler" of the House of Orkney, and is said to have been built in the 12th century. It is remembered as a legendary stronghold linked to Norse-Gaelic history in the Western Isles.

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