The Tragic Ghost of Brims Castle: A 16th-Century Tower House in Scotland

Brims Castle, a ruined 16th-century L-plan tower house on Brims Ness, Highland region, Scotland, sits about 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Thurso. The castle's tragic history, rather than its ominous location at the edge of the windswept cliffs, is what truly sets it apart. It was originally owned by the Sinclairs and was occupied until after 1970, but it has become increasingly ruinous and is now in a dangerous state. The castle had three storeys and a garret, with a square stair-wing, replaced by a pitched roof, and a watch-tower.

Its entrance is marked by a semi-circular open turret. A movable timber stair allowed entrance at the first storey. The hall, on the first storey, was connected by a private stair to the vaulted basement, and there were apparently bedrooms on each of the upper floors. The grounds contain a burial ground and a ruined chapel, dedicated to St John. Local ghostlore states that a white lady, the ghost of the daughter of James Sinclair of Uttersquoy, is said to haunt the building.

Supposedly, Patrick Sinclair of Brims was her lover but murdered her and concealed her body in the castle when he had tired of her.

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