Castlehill Heritage Centre

About

Castletown Heritage Society is a community group established in 1986 'To preserve the character, history and traditions of the Village of Castletown and Parish of Olrig’. We are based at Castlehill Heritage Centre which is a well-established, highly successful, heritage themed four-star visitor attraction and educational resource. We deliver regularly changed heritage themed exhibitions, displays and an ever expanding range of vernacular skills based workshop experiences, such as dry-stone dyking, metal smithing, rope making, croft crafts, spinning, pottery and story-telling. The Centre includes an archaeological research facility which promotes community participation and training in archaeological fieldwork and analysis activities. A key theme within our activities is the portrayal of the industrial, social and economic influence of the Caithness Flagstone Industry within our community. Entry to Castlehill Heritage Centre is free - if you enjoy your visit, please leave a donation!

At a glance

• Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes