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Castle Sinclair Girnigoe

Castle Sinclair and Girnigoe...Two castles were on this site at some point and parts date back to the 13th century " the register of the Privy Seal of Scotland vi, 599 states that George Sinclair of Keiss “did throw down and demolish the forts of castle Sinclair and Girnigoe belonging to the said Earle, and broke down the roofe thereof and the doores and windows, drawbridge and iron gates thereof and did pull up the floors and threw to the ground the hewn stone of the battlement. Likeas they did carry with them all the beds, furniture and whole timber work of the severall houses...”.

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Uploaded on April 14, 2009
Taken on April 14, 2009