Embo House
Castle (Medieval)(Possible), House (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Embo House
Classification Castle (Medieval)(Possible), House (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 15359
Site Number NH89SW 11
NGR NH 80890 92242
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/15359
- Council Highland
- Parish Dornoch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NH89SW 11 80890 92242
(NH 8088 9223) The old castle of Embo, seat of the Gordons of that Ilk gave way in 1767 to the present Embo House which is now used as a farm-house.
J Mackay 1897; D Matheson nd.
No local information about the castle. The present house is in good condition, with its S front of considerable architectural merit. According to the wife of the owner, a preservation order was placed on it in the 1950's.
Visited by OS (A A) 23 March 1971.
(Embo House: Category A listed)
HBD No. 7.
