A pictorial and descriptive guide to Aberdeen, Deeside, Donside, Strathspey, Cruden Bay, Huntly, Banff, Elgin, etc . e isa golf course of 18 holes beautifully situated on the cliffs, foranglers there is both sea and river fishing, while the facilitiesfor lawn tennis are probably unsurpassed in the country,there being no fewer than sixteen courts. About 1 \ miles south-west are the ruins of— Dunnottar Castle, long the stronghold of the powerful Keiths, Earls Marischalof Scotland. It stands on the summit of a cliff washed onthree sides by the sea, while on the fourth it is almost separ-ated from
A pictorial and descriptive guide to Aberdeen, Deeside, Donside, Strathspey, Cruden Bay, Huntly, Banff, Elgin, etc . e isa golf course of 18 holes beautifully situated on the cliffs, foranglers there is both sea and river fishing, while the facilitiesfor lawn tennis are probably unsurpassed in the country,there being no fewer than sixteen courts. About 1 \ miles south-west are the ruins of— Dunnottar Castle, long the stronghold of the powerful Keiths, Earls Marischalof Scotland. It stands on the summit of a cliff washed onthree sides by the sea, while on the fourth it is almost separ-ated from the mainland by a deep chasm, from which theascent is steep and rugged. The ruins cover about threeacres, and consist of the great square tower, which is almostentire, broken towers and turrets, remains of the palaceand the chapel, long ranges of roofless buildings and brokenarches, and many dismal halls, vaults and chambers. The castle was taken from the English by Wallace in the church which then stood on the crags some of theEnglish soldiers fled for sanctuary, but only to find deathinawful
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