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Scalloway Castle is a tower house in Scalloway, on the Shetland Mainland, the largest island in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The tower was built in 1600 by Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney, during his brief period as de facto ruler of Shetland.[1]

  1. ^ "Scalloway Castle | Shetland Heritage". www.shetland-heritage.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

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