Castles Uncovered - Episode 1 - Dunnottar Castle 🏰 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #castles #castlesofscotland #scotland #scottishhighlands #history | Scotland Uncovered

Dunnottar Castle 🏰 Perched atop a 160 foot rock and surrounded on three sides by the North Sea, these dramatic and evocative cliff-top ruins were once an impregnable fortress of the Earls Marischal, once one of the most powerful families in Scotland. Steeped in history, this romantic and haunting ruin is a photographer’s paradise, a history lover’s dream and an iconic tourist destination for visitors the world over. #scotland #visitscotland #castlesofscotland #dunnottarcastle #castle #aberdeens

Dunnottar Castle – the fortress that saved Scotland’s Crown Jewels! When Oliver Cromwell’s forces invaded Scotland, they were determined to seize the Honours of Scotland—the Crown, Sceptre, and Sword of State. But they never found them. While Cromwell’s army besieged Dunnottar Castle, the Crown Jewels were smuggled out under their noses, hidden in sacks of wool and taken to safety at a Kinneff Church, where they would lie hidden, under the floorboards for nearly a decade. Today, Dunnottar is a h

Dunnottar Castle While the area is a very old Pictish site, the rock that would become Dunnottar Castle is first mentioned specifically as the site were 5th century missionary Saint Ninian would convert pagans to Christianity.Dunnottar would see quite a bit of action afterwards. In the year 900 there was a Viking raid that killed Scottish King Donald II. Stories also exist that tell of William Wallace successfully defeating an English garrison at Dunnottar Castle. Action at the castle would cont

While the area is a very old Pictish site, the rock that would become Dunnottar Castle is first mentioned specifically as the site were 5th century missionary Saint Ninian would convert pagans to Christianity.Dunnottar would see quite a bit of action afterwards. In the year 900 there was a Viking raid that killed Scottish King Donald II. Stories also exist that tell of William Wallace successfully defeating an English garrison at Dunnottar Castle. Action at the castle would continue until in the