Dunnottar Castle
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Dunnottar Castle is a dramatic medieval fortress perched on a rocky headland overlooking the North Sea on Scotland’s northeast coast.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dunnottar Castle canonical | 9 |
| Dunnottar | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessedBy | footpath from mainland ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Clan Keith ⓘ |
| besiegedBy |
New Model Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Oliver Cromwell’s army
|
| besiegedInYear | 1651 ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| category | ruined castle in Scotland ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 3 km south of Stonehaven ⓘ |
| earlierFortificationFromCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Hamlet (1990 film) ⓘ |
| function |
fortress
ⓘ
stronghold ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
barracks
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ curtain walls ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ tower house ⓘ |
| hasTouristFacilities |
signposted walking paths
ⓘ
visitor car park nearby ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
North Sea
ⓘ
surrounding coastline ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | hiding of the Honours of Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aberdeenshire
ⓘ
Stonehaven ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northeast coast of Scotland ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
A92 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stonehaven ⓘ |
| nearBodyOfWater | North Sea ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic cliff-top location
ⓘ
historical significance ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks |
North Sea
ⓘ
cliffs ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Clan Keith ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| region | northeast Scotland ⓘ |
| situatedOn | rocky headland ⓘ |
| style | medieval architecture ⓘ |
| touristRegion | Aberdeenshire coastal route ⓘ |
| usedAs | film location ⓘ |
| usedToProtect | Honours of Scotland ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dunnottar