Manesse Castle is located on the south-eastern shore of Anstey, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is the most northerly castle in the UK.

The castle was built in 1598 by Lawrence Bruce, half-brother of Robert Stewart, Earl of Orkney and the illegitimate son of the King of Scotland of James V. Lawrence was appointed sheriff of the Shetland Islands and famous for bribery and brutality. When, after the death of Robert Earl of Orkney his son Patrick Stewart, Lawrence began to fear that he would be removed from office, and began construction of the castle Manesse to protect his family. It took the architect Andrew Crawford, also responsible for the construction of the castle Skallouey belonging just to Count Patrick.

In 1608, Patrick went to the castle Manesse with guns and the army of 36 people. Castle could be captured, but somehow soon the siege was lifted, and the castle remained unharmed. However, in 1627 the French marauders captured and burned the castle. Probably the castle was restored, but before the end of the XVII century there no one lived.

In 1713, the castle Manesse was loaned to the Dutch East India Company to place the goods, the saved from the wreck of the ship caught in a "Runenburg." In 1718, Bruce Clan sold the castle, but the new owners have left him in 1750, and in 1774 the castle was left without a roof.
  In XX century the castle ruins Manesse were transferred to the state.

Originally, the castle consisted of three floors, but only two survived, and round towers along the edges. Entrance to the castle is located in the south-west side, on the ground floor housed the huge kitchen and numerous basements. On the second floor is the main hall and living room. They also found traces of a spiral staircase, leading to the now defunct third floor.

To the south-west of the castle features a patio, which housed various premises, such as a bakery, brewery, stables and chapel. Unfortunately, they are only preserved stonework.