Local Quiz

[filbertfox11]

The answers are all British castles.

1. Pig in a cradle (9). I have thought of one but it is 10 letters not 9. Maybe the setter has made a mistake with the letter count. Possible solutions gratefully received.

2. Is the Sheriff heard tying string around the cured port? (9) I can only come up with Nottingham but that is 10 letters and "port " would have to be "pork" for the clue to work - (k)notting ham. Maybe the setter has made two mistakes here. Any other possible answers gratefully received.

3. Non-U Greek island heads east (7). Maybe another letter count error. The obvious answer is a non-u Corfu heading "e" for east, making Corfe. Anybody any ideas for a 7 letter answer?

[syruphead]

can' t fault your answers for 2 & 3 so I would be inclined to submit them. Seems like the setteror the printer got the clues wrong.

What do you think 1 is?