Dunnottar Castle
Ruined fortress of the Earls Marischal on a rock surrounded on three sides by the North Sea, 1.6 miles south of Stonehaven.
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Harbour town, open-air seawater pool and the cliff-top ruin of Dunnottar
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Stonehaven is a harbour town about 15 miles (24 km) south of Aberdeen, on the main railway line to Dundee. The Auld Toon gathers round the harbour, where the 16th-century Tolbooth is the oldest building in town; the newer town centre and the bay lie to the north, with an Olympic-size open-air pool filled with heated seawater.
A coastal path climbs south past the war memorial on Black Hill and the sea stack of Dunnicaer to Dunnottar Castle, a ruin on a rock almost cut off by the sea, 1.6 miles from the town. Further south the RSPB reserve at Fowlsheugh has large seabird colonies in early summer. At Hogmanay the town is known for its Fireballs ceremony on the High Street.
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Ruined fortress of the Earls Marischal on a rock surrounded on three sides by the North Sea, 1.6 miles south of Stonehaven.
Late 16th-century courthouse and prison on the harbour, the oldest building in Stonehaven, now a local museum.
Two-basin harbour improved by Robert Stevenson in the 1820s, once a centre of the herring trade.
Olympic-size heated open-air pool of filtered seawater, opened in 1934; open in summer and for a winter cold-water season.
First World War memorial on Black Hill above the bay, unveiled in 1923.
出行指引
The map shows Stonehaven and Dunnottar and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
内行贴士
The coastal path from the harbour passes the war memorial and Dunnicaer on the way to the castle, about 1.6 miles away.
Dunnottar Castle says it may close at short notice in bad weather, and its hours change with the season.
The castle publishes an access guide on its website; read it before visiting if you have limited mobility.
The RSPB says the seabird season is May to early August. The car park has only 12 spaces and no toilets on site.
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