Noltland Castle
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Noltland Castle is a 16th-century fortified tower house on the Orkney island of Westray, noted for its massive defensive architecture and numerous gunloops.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Noltland Castle canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ tower house ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Balfour family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Gilbert Balfour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Orkney
ⓘ
Category A listed buildings in Orkney ⓘ Ruined castles in Scotland ⓘ Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Orkney ⓘ |
| centuryOfConstruction | 16th century ⓘ |
| condition | ruin ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | mid-16th century ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| era | Renaissance Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | fortified tower house ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gunports
ⓘ
massive defensive architecture ⓘ numerous gunloops ⓘ |
| hasFloorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
courtyard
ⓘ
hall ⓘ outer defences ⓘ stair tower ⓘ tower ⓘ vaulted basement ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Category A listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| island | Westray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orkney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location | Westray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Pierowall Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pierowall village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exceptionally large number of gunloops
ⓘ
robust fortification design ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | heritage tourism in Orkney ⓘ |
| region | Northern Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defence
ⓘ
residence ⓘ |
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