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This is a castle on place where man has shaped the earth to make it even more defensive. It sits nearly upon an island.

But when I wander through a place like this, I wonder what it was like being here when it was at its peak. Mary Queen of Scots was hosted here - was that a great expense to accomodate her? The quarters are fairly close - how intimate were the top brass with the infantry? My ancestors have known about this castle - how many generations back and were they connected to it in any way. Curriosity is breading mystery! No doubt when I am older, the boundaries of life & death, generations, future and past will fustrate me as I, and those I love, are mortals. I see we are getting off the topic here of Dunnottar Castle, so I'll leave it at that with this image for now.

An excellent page with more history can be found at: www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/stonehaven/dunnottarcastle