Dunnottar eventually fell into English hands until William Wallace captured it in 1297 during the Scottish War of Independence. He's thought to have kept 4,000 prisoners in the castle before ...

Dunnottar Castle has played an important role during many crucial episodes of Scottish History, however, it was originally known as a Pictish fortress, and its greatest hour came during Æthelstan ...

Dunnottar Castle, near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. Picture: Phil Wilkinson The castle has also played host to Mary, Queen of Scots, James VI and Charles II over the years.

Dunnottar Castle in Aberdeenshire was once a thriving fortress and Royal residence, but it fell into ruin after its owner became involved in the Jacobite rebellion. Comments. Travel.

Elizabeth Shaw | The Flint JournalThe harbor of Stonehaven, a quiet fishing village down the coast from Aberdeen. STONEHAVEN, Scotland-- I arrived in Stonehaven early Friday morning. A half hour ...

The crumbling castle is largely from the 15th and 16th centuries, but the site is thought to have been a Dark Ages fort, sitting above steep cliffs on three sides with only a thin neck linking it ...

Plans have been announced for a new visitor centre at Dunnottar Castle, near Stonehaven. The clifftop centre, costing £3.5m, would offer views of the castle, which attracted more than 130,000 ...

Mature woodlands just south of Stonehaven can be linked on a cliff-top walk past the ruins of Dunnottar Castle, one of Scotland's most best-situated castles. Dunnottar Woods is 80 acres of mixed ...