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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.
Sir William Keith, Great Marischal of Scotland, builds the first stone castle at Dunnottar, now known as The Keep. 1395. The Pope is involved. Pope Benedict XIII intervenes in a dispute over the building of fortifications (the Keep) at Dunnottar on consecrated ground. 1458. William Keith, 1st Earl Marischal.
The Scots retook Dunnottar and once again burned it to the ground! By the end of the 14th century, Dunnottar was owned by the Keith family, Great Marischals (Marshalls) of Scotland. Sir William Keith built the first substantial stone defences at Dunnottar, including the curtain wall surrounding much of the clifftop site, and the stone keep.
Dunnottar Castle: history, facts and how to visit. Perched high on a rocky peninsula in North-East Scotland, with sheer cliffs rising up from the crashing North Sea on all its sides but one, Dunnottar is perhaps the most dramatically located castle in the entire British Isles. Dave Hamilton.
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.
Dunnottar Castle has played a role in numerous important moments of Scottish history. One of its grislier moments came during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Fearsome Edward I, King of England from 1272-1307, is commonly known by his nickname of “Hammer of the Scots”.
Dunnottar Castle was purchased by the Cowdray family in 1925 and the 1st Viscountess Cowdray embarked on a systematic programme of consolidation and repair. Since then the castle has remained in the family, and has been open to visitors.
