Scotland · 16th century
Ackergill Tower (or Ackergill Castle) is located on the coast of Sinclair's Bay, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland. It was built in the early 16th century, and is a Category A listed building. The building is a five-storey oblong tower house. The four-storey wing to the rear was added in the early 18th century.
From 2014, Ackergill Tower was operated as an events and wedding venue by AmaZing Venues until 2019.
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Ackergill Tower ranks #2,998 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #104 of the 226 mapped in Scotland. Founded c. 1525, it is older than 41% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,156 times in the last 60 days, more than 54% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. It is one of the 76 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Scottish Highlands. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.
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