What is recorded here
Faray, the Castle occupies a narrow Orkney margin where stone, water and memory collide. The name suggests a fortress, yet no wall or chamber remains visible in the facts provided. A castle may have stood there, vanished under grass or sea, leaving only the shape of the land to repeat its outline.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Faray, the Castle as Natural Feature (period Unknown). 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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Places near here
Langie GeosBay · 26 yd
FarayBurial Ground (medieval), Chapel (medieval) · 338 yd
Bight of SandbisterBay · 375 yd
Faray, DoggerboatStructure (post Medieval) · 748 yd
Rusk HolmIslet · 1643 yd
Holm of FaraySheepfold (post Medieval) · 1.9 mi
Eday, North FarahouseBuilding (post Medieval) · 1.9 mi
South west slopes of Vinquoy HillMountain or hill · 2.1 mi
Stile on Vinquoy HillMountain or hill · 2.3 mi
Stennie HillMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Fersness HillMountain / peak · 2.4 mi