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Dunnottar Castle

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Address: 3 miles south of Stonehaven
Operated by: Dunecht Estates
Opening Hours: Easter Week-end to October, Mon – Sat 9 am to 6 pm, Sun 2 to 6 pm
November to Easter Week-End: Fri – Mon 9 am to sunset
Admission: £ 4 adult & senior, £ 1 child
Parking: Yes
Languages: English
Accessibility: Not suitable for wheelchairs. Steep steps lead to the castle
Toilets: Yes
Shop: No, just the ticket office selling guidebooks (~£3.50)
Cafe/Restaurant: No

Dunnottar castle ruins have a spectacular cliff top location. The walk to the castle involves a flight of steep steps, but there are easily accessible viewpoints for taking photos. Some sections of the castle are quite well preserved and the castle has had an interesting history, but they don’t make the most of it in our opinion. You will need to use your imagination as the rooms are quite bare.

One of Dunnottar Castle’s most famous events was a siege in 1651 by Oliver Cromwell’s forces, trying to capture the Scottish Regalia. The 70 defenders of the castle managed to smuggle the crown jewels out of the castle by lowering them down the cliffs to a local woman who carried them through the enemy lines.

You can also see a small chamber in the castle where 167 Covenanters were held for 2 months without food or sanitation. It is still quite an eerie place to visit.

Dunnottar Castle


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Last Updated: 10/01/2008