Dunnideer Castle

Dunnideer Castle is a ruined tower house near , , . Built around 1260, it reused stone from an earlier prehistoric vitrified hillfort dating to approximately 250 BC.
Wikipedia
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  • Ruin
  • …lies at an elevation of 581 feet (177 metres)
  • Description: ruined tower house in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as
    “Castle of Dunnideer”
    “Dunnideer”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dunnideer stone circle and Inschfield stone circle.

Archaeological site
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is a mostly destroyed recumbent… is situated 2,000 feet south of Dunnideer Castle.

Archaeological site
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is a ruined recumbent stone circle situated near Insch, Aberdeenshire. is situated 1 mile east of Dunnideer Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Insch and Colpy.

Village
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is a village in the Garioch, , .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , Scotland, situated 3 miles north of . is situated 3 miles northeast of Dunnideer Castle.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland. is situated 3 miles south of Dunnideer Castle.

Dunnideer Castle

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Latitude
57.35° or 57° 21′ north
Longitude
-2.65° or 2° 39′ west
Open location code
9C9V88XX+XX
Geo­Names ID
2653564
Wiki­data ID
Q464433

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Ukrainian—“Dunnideer Castle” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Dunnideerin linna”
  • German: “Dunnideer”
  • Italian: “Castello di Dunnideer”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Dunnideer”
  • Russian: “Замок Даннидир”
  • Turkish: “Dunnideer Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Даннідір”

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Aberdeenshire: Highlights

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