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2. Dunnottar Castle - Wikipedia

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   Until 1718. Dunnottar Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Fhoithear, "fort on the shelving slope") [1] is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the north-eastern coast of Scotland, about 2 miles (3 kilometres) south of Stonehaven. The surviving buildings are largely of the 15th and 16th centuries, but the site is believed to ...

3. Dunans Castle - Wikipedia

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   Charles Selwyn Dixon-Spain & Sadie Michaela Dixon-Spain. Dunans Castle (ˈdʌnənz) [ 1 ] is an historic structure located in Glendaruel, on the Cowal peninsula, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The property is owned by Charles and Sadie Dixon-Spain. A property at Dounens was shown on maps in 1590; Dunans House was elaborated into its present mock ...

4. Balmoral Castle - Wikipedia

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   Balmoral Castle (/ bælˈmɒrəl /) is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and a residence of the British royal family. It is near the village of Crathie, 9 miles (14 km) west of Ballater and 50 miles (80 km) west of Aberdeen. The estate and its original castle were bought from the Farquharson family in 1852 by Prince Albert, the ...

5. Stirling Castle - Wikipedia

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   Hereditary office of the Earls of Mar. Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland. The castle sits atop an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation. It is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs, giving it a strong ...

6. Edinburgh Castle - Wikipedia

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   17 May 1993. Reference no. SM90130 [ 3 ] Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence ...

7. Glamis Castle - Wikipedia

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   Glamis Castle is situated beside the village of Glamis (/ ˈ ɡ l ɑː m z /, glahmz) in Angus, Scotland. It is the home of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne , and is open to the public. Glamis Castle has been the home of the Lyon family since the 14th century, though the present building dates largely from the 17th century.