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Cubbie Roo's Castle

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Cubbie Roos’ Castle is one of the oldest stone castles in Scotland, built around 1150. This now ruined castle took its name from Kolbein Hruga, a Norse chieftain who is said to have lived in the castle.

Cubbie Roo’s Castle would originally have been a simple stone tower with a ditch, earthworks and a stone wall as outer defences. Now the thick stone wall survives only to a height of 1.2 metres and you will see some of the ground floors of structures.

If you want more information on the area visit our local Wyre Destination page or our regional Orkney Islands Destination page.
Place Category: See & Do
Place Tags: Castles and Forts

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Cubbie Roo's Castle, Wyre, Wyre, Orkney Islands , United Kingdom

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Cubbie Roo's Castle 7 Day Weather Forecast

Today
partlycloudy_day
Expect a temp in the range 4.9℃ to 5.7℃ with wind speed 8.9 m/sec (N)
Wednesday, Apr 24
partlycloudy_night
Expect a temp in the range 4.2℃ to 4.9℃ with wind speed 8 m/sec (N)
Thursday, Apr 25
partlycloudy_night
Expect a temp in the range 4.3℃ to 5.4℃ with wind speed 8.4 m/sec (N)
Friday, Apr 26
lightrain
Expect a temp in the range 2.8℃ to 4.7℃ with wind speed 4 m/sec (N)
Saturday, Apr 27
cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 2.6℃ to 4.7℃ with wind speed 1.9 m/sec (SW)
Sunday, Apr 28
fair_night
Expect a temp in the range 5.3℃ to 6.1℃ with wind speed 5.6 m/sec (SE)
Monday, Apr 29
rain
Expect a temp in the range 7.6℃ to 7.9℃ with wind speed 8.4 m/sec (E)

Our Wyre weather forecast is from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

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