Scrabster Castle facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Scrabster Castle |
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| Scrabster, Highland, Scotland | |
 Scrabster Castle
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| Coordinates | 58°36′04″N 3°32′20″W / 58.601013°N 3.538941°W |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public |
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| Condition | Ruin |
| Site history | |
| Built | c. 12th century |
| Built by | Bishop of Caithness |
| In use | 13th to 16th century |
Scrabster Castle was a castle near the village of Scrabster, Highland in Scotland.
History
Built by the Bishops of Caithness, the castle served as the Bishop's Palace for the bishops of Caithness. Bishop John of Caithness was killed by Harald Maddadsson, Mormaer of Caithness, in 1201, after being besieged at the castle, for John's refusal to collect Peter's Pence, a tax of 1/10 of the income of every freeman. George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness, seized the castle in 1544. The castle was in ruins in the early 18th century.
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