Forse Castle

Forse Castle is a ruined building dating from 1200 in the hamlet of Forse in the Caithness region in the Scottish council area of Highland.[1]

The castle stands on a peninsula about 50 metres above sea level. It is surrounded on all sides by steep rocks and is cut off from the mainland by a natural ditch at the neck of the peninsula.[1]

Forse Castle was the stronghold of the Sutherlands of Forse, a cadet branch of the Clan Sutherland. They lived in it until around 1600.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Robert Wilson Richmond. "Forse Castle". Caithness.org. http://www.caithness.org/caithness/castles/forse/index.htm. Retrieved 07 January 2010. 

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