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Dirlot Castle, an ancient fortalice in Halkirk parish, Caithness, on a rugged crag above the river Thurso, 15 miles S of Thurso town. It is said to have been the stronghold of a daring freebooter, a kinsman of the Dunrobin Sutherlands, and to have been accessible only by a drawbridge, but is now represented by slight remains.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "an ancient fortalice" (ADL Feature Type: "fortifications") |
| Administrative units: | Halkirk ScoP Caithness ScoCnty |
| Place: | Dirlot |
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