This is a list of castles in Orkney, Scotland.
List Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture Balfour Castle Historic house 1847 Occupied Private Shapinsay Built around an earlier structure Bishop's Palace Tower house 12th century Ruin Historic Scotland Kirkwall Restored in the 16th century, open to the public Breckness Castle Historic house 1633 Ruin Historic Scotland Stromness Built by Bishop George Graham, the last bishop to build a house in Orkney Cubbie Roo's Castle Castle 1145 Ruin Historic Scotland Wyre Built by Kolbein Hruga, the earliest documented medieval stone castle in Scotland Earl's Palace, Birsay Palace 16th century Ruin Historic Scotland Birsay Open to the public Earl's Palace, Kirkwall Fortified house 17th century Ruin Historic Scotland Kirkwall Open to the public Kirkwall Castle Castle 14th century No remains n/a Kirkwall Destroyed in 1614 Noltland Castle Tower house 16th century Ruin Historic Scotland Westray Open to the public
See also Castles in Scotland List of castles in Scotland List of listed buildings in Orkney
Notes
References Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press