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  2. Cruden Bay - Wikipedia

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    Cruden Bay is a small village in Scotland, on the north coast of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, 26 miles (42 km) north of Aberdeen. Just west of Slains Castle , Cruden Bay is said to have been the site of a battle in which the Scots under King Malcolm II defeated the Danes in 1012. [ 2 ]

  3. New Slains Castle - Wikipedia

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    Slains Castle, also known as New Slains Castle to distinguish it from the nearby Old Slains Castle, is a ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It overlooks the North Sea from its cliff-top site one kilometre (5 ⁄ 8 mile) east of Cruden Bay. The core of the castle is a 16th-century tower house, built by the 9th Earl of Erroll. [1]

  4. Bram Stoker - Wikipedia

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    Slains Castle, Cruden Bay. The early chapters of Dracula were written in Cruden Bay, and Slains Castle possibly provided visual inspiration for Bram Stoker during the writing phase. Stoker was a regular visitor to Cruden Bay in Scotland between 1892 and 1910. His month-long holidays to the Aberdeenshire coastal village provided a large portion ...

  5. Cruden Bay Hotel - Wikipedia

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    Cruden Bay Hotel was a hotel in Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Following the success of the Palace Hotel in Aberdeen, it was built between 1897 and 1899 by the same owners. [1] It closed in 1932 and was demolished between 1947 and 1952. The hotel had 55 rooms, tennis courts, croquet lawns and lawn-bowling greens. [2]

  6. Slains Castle - Wikipedia

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    Slains Castle may refer to one of two ruined castles in Aberdeenshire, Scotland: Old Slains Castle , a 13th-century castle was originally the property of the Comyn Earls of Buchan, near Collieston New Slains Castle , a 16th-century tower house, built by the 9th Earl of Erroll, overlooking the North Sea from its cliff-top site 1 kilometre (0.62 ...

  7. List of listed buildings in Cruden, Aberdeenshire - Wikipedia

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    Slains Castle Drive, Bridge Over Water Of Cruden At Bridge House 57°25′04″N 1°50′45″W  /  57.417875°N 1.84584°W  / 57.417875; -1.84584  ( Slains Castle Drive, Bridge Over Water Of Cruden At Bridge

  8. Old Slains Castle - Wikipedia

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    Slains Castle (otherwise known as Old Slains Castle) is a ruined castle near Collieston in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is not to be confused with New Slains Castle, a separate building located five miles (eight kilometres) northeast. Built in the 13th century, it was partly destroyed in 1594.

  9. Dean Castle - Wikipedia

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    Dean Castle is a 14th century castle located in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. [2] It was the stronghold for the Boyd Family , who were lords of Kilmarnock for over 400 years, and is situated in a 200-acre (80-hectare) site situated within the Dean Castle Country Park.

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