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Dunnottar Castle

ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
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Dunnottar Castle

Summary

Dunnottar Castle is a rock castle[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of rock_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,135 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dunnottar Castle was a member of Historic Houses Association[3].
  • Dunnottar Castle is located in Aberdeenshire[4].
  • Dunnottar Castle is located in Dunnottar[5].
  • Dunnottar Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Dunnottar Castle's instance of is recorded as rock castle[7].
  • Dunnottar Castle's instance of is recorded as promontory fort[8].
  • Dunnottar Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[9].
  • Dunnottar Castle's Commons category is recorded as Dunnottar Castle[10].
  • Dunnottar Castle comprises Dunnottar Castle, Entrance Gateway And Guardrooms[11].
  • Dunnottar Castle comprises Dunnottar Castle, Keep[12].
  • Dunnottar Castle comprises Dunnottar Castle, Graveyard Walls[13].
  • Dunnottar Castle comprises Dunnottar Castle, Smithy[14].
  • Dunnottar Castle comprises Dunnottar Castle, Stables[15].
  • Dunnottar Castle comprises Dunnottar Castle, East Guardhouse[16].
  • Dunnottar Castle comprises Dunnottar Castle, Well[17].
  • Dunnottar Castle comprises Dunnottar Castle, Priest's House[18].
  • Dunnottar Castle comprises Dunnottar Castle, Approach Tunnels[19].
  • Dunnottar Castle comprises Dunnottar Castle quadrangle[20].
  • 1400 marks the founding of Dunnottar Castle[21].
  • Dunnottar Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as NO88128384[22].
  • Dunnottar Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.94569, 'lon': -2.19677}[23].
  • Dunnottar Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.dunnottarcastle.co.uk/[24].
  • Dunnottar Castle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dunnottar Castle[25].
  • Dunnottar Castle's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[26].
  • Dunnottar Castle's Commons gallery is recorded as Dunnottar Castle[27].

Body

Geography

Dunnottar Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[6]. Located in include Aberdeenshire[4], a council area[28], in United Kingdom[29] and Dunnottar[5], a civil parish[30], in United Kingdom[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include rock castle[7], promontory fort[8], and castle[9]. Dunnottar Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[32].

History and Context

1400 marks the founding of Dunnottar Castle[21].

Why It Matters

Dunnottar Castle ranks in the top 2% of rock_castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,135 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk. hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk. hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk. hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk. hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Aberdeenshire, Dunnottar
    Country → United Kingdom
    Located in → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 56.94569, 'lon': -2.19677}
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/hrad-dunnottar/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jark"
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