... Douglas MacQueen's blog Dunnottar Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Fhoithear) stands on a rocky headland in the northeast of Scotland. Surrounded by steep cliffs above the North Sea only a narrow strip of ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jan 13 2021 - 6:09pm
Douglas MacQueen's blog The Castle of Old Wick is a ruined castle that stands on a narrow promontory above the North Sea near the town of Wick, Caithness, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Ùige, Gallaibh, Alba). It is thought that a ...
Douglas MacQueen - Sep 24 2021 - 3:39pm
Crathes Castle is a 16th-century castle with eighteenth century added wing and located off the A93 west from the town of Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. (Scottish Gaelic: Beannchar, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain, Alba). This ... Burnett, 13th Baronet, gave it to the National Trust for Scotland who own and manage the castle and grounds. The castle is noted for ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 6 2021 - 8:53am
Tarbert Castle is the ruin of a fourteenth century castle with fifteenth and sixteenth ... the southern shore of East Loch Tarbert, at Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: An Tairbeart, Earra-Ghàidheal, Alba). The small sea ... Heritage Park . Celtic nation: Scotland Itinerary: Scotland Argyll & Bute Place type: ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Jun 19 2021 - 1:26pm
Dunnottar Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Fhoithear) is about two miles south of the town of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Cala na Creige, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain, Alba). ... site of many sieges and battles. Not least in the battles Scotland has had with its ancient foe the English. The history of the castle ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 31 2021 - 5:42pm
White Castle - Castell Gwyn is a twelfth century castle on an earlier Norman site. The remains seen today are mainly from the ... Y Fenni) off the B4521 road. Link : Cadw - White Castle Image : White Castle image courtesy of Cadw Celtic ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Jun 30 2022 - 8:04pm
Craigievar Castle is located off the A980 road about 6 miles south of the village of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Athfort, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain, Alba). This early ... harled castle and grounds is owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The seven storey castle is a fine example of Scottish Baronial ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 6 2021 - 8:50am
Fyvie Castle is in the village of Fyvie (Scottish Gaelic: Fia Chein). This is near to the town of Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Torraibh, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain, Alba). The ... Commons Licence . Link : National Trust for Scotland Fyvie Castle . Celtic nation: Scotland ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 6 2021 - 9:10am
Huntingtower Castle, which was once known as Ruthven Castle, is located close to the village ... 3 miles northwest of the centre of Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Peairt, Peairt agus Ceann Rois, Alba). This was ... Commons Licence . Link : Historic Environment Scotland - Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba Huntingtontower Castle . ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 6 2021 - 10:37am
Kildrummy Castle is a ruined castle located off the A97 southwest from the village of Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Cionn Droma, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain, Alba). This ... round towers. The site is managed by Historic Environment Scotland - Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba and is open to the public daily from ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 6 2021 - 8:47am