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Forse Castle

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{{redirect|Forse|the song by Valentina Monetta|Maybe (Valentina Monetta song)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2013}}{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}Forse Castle is a ruined building dating from 1200 in the hamlet of Forse in the Caithness region in the Scottish council area of Highland.^[1] It is protected as a scheduled ancient monument.^[2]

The castle stands on a peninsula about 50 metres above sea level. It is surrounded on all sides by steep rocks and is cut off from the mainland by a natural ditch at the neck of the peninsula.^[1]

Forse Castle was the stronghold of the Sutherland of Forse family, a cadet branch of the Clan Sutherland. They lived in it until around 1600.^[1]

References

1. ^¹²{{cite web| url=http://www.caithness.org/caithness/castles/forse/index.htm| title=Forse Castle| author=Robert Wilson Richmond| publisher=Caithness.org| accessdate=7 January 2010}}
2. ^{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=SM621|desc=Forse Castle|access-date=24 February 2019}}

4 : Ruined castles in Highland (council area)|Clan Sutherland|Buildings and structures in Caithness|Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Highland

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