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Site history. Built. c.1400–1600. In use. Until 1718. Dunnottar Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Fhoithear, "fort on the shelving slope") [1] is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the north-eastern coast of Scotland, about 2 miles (3 kilometres) south of Stonehaven.
440 Million years ago. Rock formation. The rock on which the Castle stands is as remarkable at close quarters as it is from a distance. The conglomerate is known as a 'pudding stone' and consists large rocks and pebbles held in an immensely strong cementing matter, like raisins in a fruitcake.
History of Dunnottar. There may have been prehistoric settlements at Dunnottar, but the earliest historic record comes from the 5th century when the tireless Celtic saint Ninian established a church on the Rock of Dunnottar, one of the earliest Christian sites in Pictland.
Designed and Built by. Perched atop a 160 foot rock and surrounded on three sides by the North Sea, these dramatic and evocative cliff-top ruins were once an impregnable fortress of the Earls Marischal, once one of the most powerful families in Scotland.
The Palace would have been built in the early c17th – a phenomenal accommodation designed to maximise the dramatic views across the neighbouring coast. Designed in the ‘English style’, the Palace was filled with large kitchens, a bakehouse and brewery. A shield detail, found in the ruins of Dunnottar Castle, visibly dated to 1649.
Mary Queen of Scots visited the castle in 1562 and 1564, and James VI stayed in 1580. Between 1580 and 1650 the Earls Marischal converted a grim and forbidding castle into a much more opulent mansion, building ranges of buildings around the Quadrangle on the north-east side of the plateau.
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Apr 10, 2023 · Built by the Keith family in the 14th century, the fortress played a pivotal role in the Scottish Wars of Independence, where William Wallace’s troops emerged victorious against the English in a decisive battle.
