Keep
Keep is a castle in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Keep is situated nearby to the castle Storehouse, as well as near the historic site Barack Room.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunnottar Castle and Dunnicaer.
Dunnottar Castle
Castle
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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.
Dunnicaer
Archaeological site
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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 2,600 feet north of Keep.
Stonehaven Tolbooth
Museum
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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 Keep.
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 Keep.
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 Keep.
Keep
- Type: Castle
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.94581° or 56° 56′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.19816° or 2° 11′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C8VWRW2+8POpenStreetMap ID
way 99587169OpenStreetMap feature
building=castle
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