Dundarg Castle

Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire
Scotland

Ruined castle in Scotland

Key Information

Construction

14th century, rebuilt 16th century

Castle Type

Current Status

Ruined

Historical Overview

Dundarg Castle is a ruined castle about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-northeast of New Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, built within the ramparts of an earlier Iron Age promontory fort. It was described by W. Douglas Simpson as one of the nine castles of the Knuckle, referring to the rocky headland of North-East Aberdeenshire, and by Charles McKean as "Scotland's answer to Tintagel". It became a small Celtic monastery for a period.

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