What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Scrabster Castle as Anti Tank Blocks (20th Century), Pillbox (20th Century). 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.
Scrabster Castle is a 20th-century anti-tank block and pillbox constructed during World War II as part of coastal defenses. It is remembered for its role in military preparations against potential enemy invasion.
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Places near here
Britannia: Thurso Bay, Pentland FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 380 yd
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Wolfburn DistilleryHeritage attraction · 1006 yd
Thurso, Olrig Street, Masonic HallDrill Hall (19th Century), Masonic Hall (20th Century) · 1062 yd
Thurso, Olrig Street, Police Station and HouseHouse (period Unassigned), Police Station (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 1092 yd
Magnus Mowat MemorialMemorial · 1112 yd
Dr John Grant Smith MemorialMemorial · 1215 yd
Thurso CastleCastle (17th Century) · 1.1 mi
Thurso, Thurso CastleMilitary Camp (20th Century) · 1.1 mi
Cairnmore HillockMountain / peak · 3.3 mi
Castlehill Heritage CentreMuseum · 5.5 mi
Dunnet BeachBeach / strand · 6.3 miOther information
Photo: Dave Thompson · CC BY-SA 2.0