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Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress on the north-east coast of Scotland, with a history of sieges, battles and royal visits. Learn about its origins, architecture, role in the Scottish crown jewels and Jacobite risings, and how to visit it today.
From Port Said Dunnottar Castle went to Bombay and back, calling at Suez on New Year's Day 1944, sailing in convoys AB 27A and BA 59 from Aden to Bombay and back and reaching Suez again on 8 February. [8] On 2 March 1944 Dunnottar Castle left Port Said for Liverpool with Convoy MKF 29, but on 9 March she detached at Gibraltar for repairs. She ...
The Dunottar Castle was built at Govan Shipyards in 1889 by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company for the Castle Line, passing to the Union Castle Line in 1900. . She became famous in the 1890s for reducing the voyage from Southampton, England, to Cape Town, South Africa, from 42 to 17 days and 20 hou
Clan Keith is a Highland and Lowland Scottish clan with a history of holding the hereditary title of Marischal of Scotland. The clan tartan is red, white and black, and the clan crest is a roebuck's head.
Dunnottar Castle, the birthplace of Agnes Keith. Lady Agnes Keith was born in Dunnottar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in about 1540, the eldest daughter of William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal, and Margaret Keith. Agnes's father was a member of Queen Mary's Privy Council; he had fought at the Battle of Pinkie in 1548.
A Scottish nobleman and politician who accompanied James V to France for his marriage to Madeleine of Valois. He fought at the Battle of Pinkie, held the Office of Extraordinary Lord of Session, and retired to Dunnottar Castle with his great fortune.
Dunnottar Castle from south-west. On 14 April 1592 his wife Margaret, Countess Marischal, welcomed Captain Thomas Kerr or Carr and his brothers and friends to Dunnotar Castle, and they took command of the castle.
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