Museums & Galleries · Orkney
Castlehill Heritage Centre
📍 KW14 8TG
Photo: N Chadwick (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Walk the Flagstone Heritage Trail explaining flagstone production
- Explore a Sculpture Trail in the community woodland
- See themed exhibitions on local history and heritage
- Visit the Heritage Garden featuring local plants and artefacts
- Attend workshops on skills like rope making and drystone dyking
Castlehill Heritage Centre sits within renovated farm buildings beside the old flagstone quarry and cutting yard in Castletown, Caithness. Here you can explore themed exhibitions on the area's history, heritage and biodiversity, walk the Flagstone Heritage Trail and adjoining Sculpture Trail, and visit the Heritage Garden with its local plants and artefacts. The centre also runs workshops in traditional skills such as rope making, drystone dyking and driftwood sculpture. It's fully accessible, with a wheelchair available on request, and open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons year-round. Suited to those curious about local and industrial heritage, it makes a rewarding stop in Highland, Scotland, with Thurso station 5.2 miles away and 8 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, 2pm–4pm, all year except Christmas Day and New Year's D
- Accessibility
- Fully accessible with a wheelchair available on request
- Booking
- Visits at other times can be arranged in advance
- Best for
- Visitors interested in local heritage, archaeology and vernacular crafts
From the attraction's own website on 28 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Parking
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
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Turn a visit to Castlehill Heritage Centre into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Thurso 5.2 miles
- Georgemas Junction 6.3 miles
- Scotscalder 10 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page