What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Thurso, Harold's Tower Mausoleum as Mausoleum (18th 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.
18th-century mausoleum; significance as a historical funerary structure reflecting Scottish aristocratic burial practices of the period.
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Places near here
Thurso East MainsAgricultural Cropmark (modern)(possible), Enclosure (period Unassigned)(possible) · 823 yd
Thurso CastleCastle (17th Century) · 1254 yd
Thurso, Thurso CastleMilitary Camp (20th Century) · 1374 yd
Thurso Castle, the Lodge and GatewayGate Lodge (period Unassigned), Gateway (period Unassigned) · 1377 yd
River ThursoFord (period Unassigned) · 1654 yd
Dr John Grant Smith MemorialMemorial · 1.2 mi
Thurso War MemorialMemorial · 1.3 mi
Britannia: Thurso Bay, Pentland FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 1.6 mi
Wolfburn DistilleryHeritage attraction · 2.2 mi
Ben Rannes: Spear Head, Pentland FirthTrawler (20th Century) · 2.9 mi
Castlehill Heritage CentreMuseum · 3.8 mi
Dunnet BeachBeach / strand · 4.6 miOther information
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