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Shetland Islands, United Kingdom

Muness Castle

Shetland Islands, United Kingdom

Muness Castle
Photo: Van de Beek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

Muness Castle stands on Unst, the most northerly inhabited island of Scotland's Shetland Islands, about three kilometres east of the village of Uyeasound. Built in 1598, it is the most northerly fortalice in the British Isles. It was designated a Scheduled monument in 1953 and is run as a museum by Historic Environment Scotland.

Built
Type
castle
Heritage
scheduled monument
Place
Shetland Islands, United Kingdom

This building on


Location

60.68950, -0.84918