Dornoch Castle

[2] Bishop Robert Stewart gifted the castle to John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland in 1557.

[2] The Castle is believed to have been haunted by the ghost of the covenanter, Andrew McCornish, who was hanged for sheep stealing in the 17th century.

In the first half of the 19th century, court hearings were held in a room in the tower of castle, accessed by a spiral staircase, until Dornoch Sheriff Court was erected further to the east along Castle Street in 1850.

[3] Following extensive remodelling by William Fowler, the castle became a residence for George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland, in 1859.

[4] Further alterations were made around 1880, including the heightening of the south-west block, and the addition of a three-storey east tower.