Dunnottar

Dunnottar, a town on the coast of Kincardineshire, Scotland, 16 miles S.E. of Aberdeen, and forming part of the seaport of Stonehaven. On a rock that rises abruptly from the sea to a height of 160 feet stands Dunnottar Castle, once the abode of the Keiths, Earls Marischal, alleged to have been founded in the 7th century. During the Commonwealth the Scottish regalia were preserved here, and after the Restoration the stronghold was used for the imprisonment of Covenanters. It was dismantled in 1720. Dunnottar House is situated about a mile inland.