Ackergill Tower
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Ackergill Tower is a historic coastal castle in Caithness, Scotland, long associated with the powerful Clan Sinclair.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ackergill Tower canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ tower house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Scottish baronial ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Clan Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Clan Keith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
castles in Caithness
ⓘ
listed buildings in Highland ⓘ tower houses in Scotland ⓘ |
| completionDate | early 16th century ⓘ |
| coordinates | 58.474°N 3.089°W ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| function |
defensive stronghold
ⓘ
stately home ⓘ |
| hasExtension | later mansion wing ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
battlements
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ five-storey tower ⓘ turrets ⓘ walled grounds ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
Helen Gunn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tragic abduction of a Gunn heiress ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | North Sea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageRegister | Historic Environment Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caithness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
North Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinclair’s Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Wick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Ackergill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wick, Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Clan Sinclair
ⓘ
coastal location ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 5 ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Ackergill shore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinclair’s Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownershipHistory |
Clan Keith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clan Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ private owners ⓘ |
| region | Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | pitched slate roof ⓘ |
| underwent | 19th-century restoration ⓘ |
| usedAs |
conference venue
ⓘ
country house hotel ⓘ private residence ⓘ wedding venue ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.