Slains Castle (otherwise known as Old Slains Castle) is a ruined castle near Collieston in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is not to be confused with New Slains Castle, a separate building located five miles (eight kilometres) northeast. Built in the 13th century, it was partly destroyed in 1594.
SlainsCastle, also known as New SlainsCastle to distinguish it from the nearby OldSlainsCastle, is a ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It overlooks...
in 1314. SlainsCastle was owned by the chiefs of Clan Hay from 1597 to 1916. OldSlainsCastle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. New SlainsCastle, Aberdeenshire...
still wished the whole castle, the new and old work, to be slighted. It was decided not to completely demolish Huntly and SlainsCastle and other houses, but...
list of castles in Aberdeenshire. Castles in Scotland List of castles in Scotland List of listed buildings in Aberdeenshire "Balmoral Castle". Archived...
of Dracula were written there. Nearby SlainsCastle appears to have inspired part of the floor plan for Castle Dracula, in particular the octagonal room:...
Thane of the Isles, and Grim, Thane of Strathearn, he was slain. The first stone castle is thought to have been built by Gospatric, Earl of Northumbria...
titles held by the Earl of Erroll are Lord Hay (created 1449) and Lord Slains (1452), both in the Peerage of Scotland. The Earls of Erroll also hold the...
in Aberdeenshire, 26 miles (42 km) north of Aberdeen. Just west of SlainsCastle, Cruden Bay is said to have been the site of a battle in which the Scots...
The Wawel Royal Castle (Polish pronunciation: [ˈvavɛl] ; Zamek Królewski na Wawelu) and the Wawel Hill on which it sits constitute the most historically...
Old Prussians, Baltic Prussians or simply Prussians were a Baltic people that inhabited the region of Prussia, on the southeastern shore of the Baltic...
and burial sites, through Roman remains and medieval structures such as castles and monasteries, to later structures such as industrial sites and buildings...
Frankenstein Castle (German: Burg Frankenstein) is a hilltop castle in the Odenwald overlooking the city of Darmstadt in Germany. This castle may have been...
historic fortified houses or castles in this region are Dunnottar Castle, Muchalls Castle, Fiddes Castle, Cowie Castle and Monboddo House. From cropmarks...
Kidwelly Castle, Gwenllian's army was routed, she was captured in battle and beheaded by the Normans. In the battle her son Morgan was also slain and another...
Clifford Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Clifford which lies 2.5 miles to the north-east of Hay-on-Wye in the Wye Valley in Herefordshire...
some disagreement about exactly how old the castle is, as well as who built it. According to Russell, the castle was finished in 1926—its elaborate stone...
Murdostoun is an estate in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, which includes a castle, which lies on the South Calder Water near the village of Bonkle in the...