Dunnottar Castle (Scottish castle)

    Dunnottar Castle

    Stonehaven, Grampian, stands on a real dream of a castle site – a hard red rock full with a variety of large pebbles and rocks like raisins in a fruitcakephoto packed there 400 million years ago; in late 14th century Sir William Keith, the Marischal of Scotland built there a tower house, which was later followed by numerous other fortifications and buildings ; in 1651 the Scottish Crown Jewels were successfully protected here against Cromwell’s army; today the castle is an impressive and romantic ruin , “a must for anyone who takes Scottish history seriously”!

    Dunnottar Castle
    Dunnottar Castle by Anne Burgess is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0

    History (video)

    Dunnottar Castle has a rich history from early chronicles to William Wallace to the Jacobite Rebellions, and it also was the scene of the one of the most famous sieges in Scottish history. The Dunnottar Castle history is also very much entwined with the Keith Family of Scotland.

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