Dunnottar Castle
Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the northeast coast of Scotland, about 2 miles south of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
April—September: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
October and March: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
November—January: 10:00 AM—3:00 PM
February: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
December 25th—26 and January 1st—2: closed - Type: Castle
- Description: ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Castle Dunnottar”, “Castle Dunotyr”, “Dunfoithir”, “Dunnottar”, “Dunnottar Rock”, “Dunotyr”, “Dunotyr Castle”, and “Dunotyr Castle in Merns”
- Address: Stonehaven, AB39 2TL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunnicaer and Stonehaven Tolbooth.
Dunnicaer
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunnicaer, or Dun-na-caer, is a precipitous sea stack just off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, between Dunnottar Castle and Stonehaven. Despite the unusual difficulty of access, in 1832 Pictish symbol stones were found on the summit and 21st-century archaeology has discovered evidence of a Pictish hill fort which may have incorporated the stones in its structure. Dunnicaer is situated 2,500 feet north of Dunnottar Castle.
Stonehaven Tolbooth
Museum
Photo: Panama1958, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Stonehaven Tolbooth is a late 16th-century stone building originally used as a courthouse and a prison in the town of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Stonehaven Tolbooth is situated 1 mile north of Dunnottar Castle.
St James The Great Episcopal Church, Arbuthnott Street, Stonehaven
Church
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St James The Great Episcopal Church, Arbuthnott Street, Stonehaven is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Dunnottar Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stonehaven and Kirktown of Fetteresso.
Stonehaven
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stonehaven is a small fishing port in Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland, 15 miles south of Aberdeen. Its main attraction is Dunnottar Castle, scenically perched on a headland south of town.
Kirktown of Fetteresso
Village
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The Kirktown of Fetteresso is a well-preserved village near Stonehaven, Scotland. In the planning area of Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire, this village contains many very old stone residential structures as well as the Church of St. Kirktown of Fetteresso is situated 2 miles northwest of Dunnottar Castle.
Red Cloak
Quarter
Red Cloak is an industrial area of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site's settlement history is associated with events at the nearby Chapel of St. Red Cloak is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dunnottar Castle.
Dunnottar Castle
- Categories: rock castle, promontory fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.94599° or 56° 56′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.19718° or 2° 11′ 50″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
9C8VWRW3+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 504422636OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Dunnottar Castle” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Dannottar qalası”
- Basque: “Dunnottar gaztelua”
- Breton: “Kastell Dùn Fhoithear”
- Catalan: “Castell de Dunnottar”
- Chinese: “邓诺特城堡”
- Chinese: “鄧諾特城堡”
- Czech: “Dunnottar”
- Danish: “Dunnottar Castle”
- Dutch: “Dunnottar Castle”
- Esperanto: “Dunfoithir”
- Esperanto: “Dunnottar”
- Esperanto: “kastelo Dunnottar”
- Esperanto: “Kastelo Dunnottar”
- Finnish: “Dunnottarin linna”
- French: “castiel de Dunostre”
- French: “Castiel de Dunostre”
- French: “château de Dunnottar”
- French: “Château de Dunnottar”
- Galician: “Castelo de Dunnottar”
- German: “Dunnottar Castle”
- Hebrew: “טירת דונוטאר”
- Hungarian: “Dunnottar vára”
- Indonesian: “Kastel Dunnottar”
- Indonesian: “Kastil Dunnottar”
- Italian: “Castello di Dunnottar”
- Japanese: “ダノター城”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dunnottar Castle”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dunnottar Castle”
- Norwegian: “Dunnottar Castle”
- Polish: “Dunnottar Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Dunnottar”
- Romanian: “Castelul Dunnottar”
- Russian: “Данноттар”
- Russian: “Замок Данноттар”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Dunnottar”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Dunnottar”
- Swedish: “Dunnottar Castle”
- Turkish: “Dunnottar Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Фортеця Данноттар”
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Explore places such as Mains of Dunnottar and Black Hill.
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Explore places such as Waterton’s Lodging and Dunnottar Castle.
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