Dundarg Castle
Aberdeenshire, AberdeenshireScotland
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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