Thurso, Princes Street, Castlegreen Manse, Castle Of Ormlie
Castle (Medieval)
Site Name Thurso, Princes Street, Castlegreen Manse, Castle Of Ormlie
Classification Castle (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Castrum De Thorsa; Castle Of Thurso; Thurso Castle
Canmore ID 8429
Site Number ND16NW 11
NGR ND 1124 6806
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/8429
- Council Highland
- Parish Thurso
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND16NW 11 ND 1124 6806
(ND 1124 6806) Gastlegreen Manse (NAT)
on site of (NAT) Castle (NR)
OS 6" map, (1971).
See also:
ND16NW 384.00 ND 11246 68061 Castlegreen Manse (Greenacres)
The Castle of Thurso, also called the Castle of Ormly, built on rising ground termed the Brown Hill, was occupied by the Earls of Orkney. The foundations were dug up a few years ago and its well, about 20ft deep, strongly built and circuar from the bottom, was cleared out. Since then it has been filled in and obliterated. The manse was built on the site of the castle in 1818, some of the remaining stones being used to build it. The castle was destroyed by fire in the early 16th century.
Name Book 1872.
Torfaeus, writing of Castle Ormlie in the 17th century, speaks of it as Castrum de Thorsa, the seat of the Scandinavian Earls.
T Torfaeus 1866; W Campbell 1902.
There is no trace of a castle at the Manse. No further information obtained.
Visited by OS (E G C), 18 April 1962.
No change to the previous field report.
Visited by OS (J M), 30 September 1981.
