A half-ruined castle with Civil War and Jacobite history in an epic coastal setting. Unlike some castles, this isn't a show home.

www.dunnottarcastle.co.uk/
Stonehaven, Aberdeen-shire, AB39 2TL
+44(0)1569 762173
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A great literary place which I can recommend is the place I grew up in - the area of beautiful countryside round Stonehaven called The Mearns. This area featured in Scotland's favourite book - Sunset Song by Lewis Grassick Gibbon (who happened to be the cousin of an old family friend). The whole area is awash with history and scenic beauty. But I must admit that my abiding image of this great literary masterpiece is of the scene in the 1970's television series where the two lovers are cavorting at the base of the magnificent ruins of Dunnottar Castle. I have done a fair bit of cavorting there myself in my time!

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire AB39 2TL
+44 (0)1569 762173
Google map: bit.ly/eGp6EZ

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