Rating
4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)
User Reviews
Ron Pomerantz (4 months ago)
Sorta preserved remains of a castle. Little restoration. Overall footprint of prior castle is well defined as are some walls. A worthwhile stop while touring the Orkney coast.
Sorta preserved remains of a castle. Little restoration. Overall footprint of prior castle is well defined as are some walls. A worthwhile stop while touring the Orkney coast.
Michiel Belmans (5 months ago)
A former 16th century palace, now a nice place to explore for free.
A former 16th century palace, now a nice place to explore for free.
Steven Redmond (7 months ago)
Large sprawling Palace ruins. Neat to walk around the ground floor and learn about what each room was designed for. Plenty of parking. 30 minutes to complete this attraction.
Large sprawling Palace ruins. Neat to walk around the ground floor and learn about what each room was designed for. Plenty of parking. 30 minutes to complete this attraction.
SARAH BANCROFT (9 months ago)
Roam the ruins of the residence of Robert Stewart, half brother of Mary Queen of Scots, who became Earl of Orkney in the late 1500's. The Earls Palace. Free to enter and walk around. The tall ruins are arranged around a central courtyard which contains a well. It must of been a magnificent residence. There is also a lovely honesty box nearby, with checking out also.
Roam the ruins of the residence of Robert Stewart, half brother of Mary Queen of Scots, who became Earl of Orkney in the late 1500's. The Earls Palace. Free to enter and walk around. The tall ruins are arranged around a central courtyard which contains a well. It must of been a magnificent residence. There is also a lovely honesty box nearby, with checking out also.
Tara Sanders (18 months ago)
An interesting place to stop if you're in the area. Free entry. Not much parking around, so you need to find somewhere on the road in the village to park and thrn walk to it. Noticeboards around to give you information and show pictures of how it would have looked when it was standing as a completed fortified Palace. Wall notices to show you what each room would have been. Impressive sized rooms, high walls and big windows. I bet it would've looked beautiful before it was left to ruin.
An interesting place to stop if you're in the area. Free entry. Not much parking around, so you need to find somewhere on the road in the village to park and thrn walk to it. Noticeboards around to give you information and show pictures of how it would have looked when it was standing as a completed fortified Palace. Wall notices to show you what each room would have been. Impressive sized rooms, high walls and big windows. I bet it would've looked beautiful before it was left to ruin.
