Scalloway Castle is built on an L-plan, with a main tower of 18 by 10 metres (59 by 33 ft), and a wing to the south-west of 8 metres (26 ft) square. The roofless castle is of four storeys, with an additional garret over the main tower.
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- Scalloway Castle in August 2013. Scalloway Castle is a tower house in Scalloway, on the Shetland Mainland, the largest island in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.
- The castle is open much of the time, there is no admission fee, and if it is locked the key can be obtained from the nearby Scalloway Hotel.
- Scalloway Castle är ett befäst slott i Scalloway, 10 km väster om Lerwick på Shetland, som byggdes under åren 1600-1607 av Patrick Stewart, 2:a Earl av...
- After Patrick's demise, Scalloway Castle remained the administrative centre for Shetland and it was still in good shape when used as a barracks for Cromwell's...
- Scalloway Castle sits within a wider context of lordly residence construction in Orkney and Shetland in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
- Scalloway Castle is one of only two castles constructed in Shetland (the other being Muness Castle) and was once home to Earl Patrick Stewart, Earl of...
- Get an overview of Scalloway Castle, the home of the infamous ‘Black Patie’, known for his oppression of the Shetland people.
- After his death, the castle continued to be used as the seat of government and we know that a new executioners axe was ordered for the castle in the C18th.
- In use for only a very short time the castle fell into disrepair after his execution in 1615, but remains still stand impressively by Scalloway harbour.
- Scalloway castle was commisioned by Earl Patrick Stewart and designed and built by Andrew Crawford, who also designed Muness Castle.
