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Hidden : 10/22/2014
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A quick dash and cache.

Park up safely, it's a single lane road, there is space available.

Once you have found the cache, carefully cross the road and look out to sea. On the coast you will see Dundarg Castle/House.

 


Dundarg Castle

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
 
 
Remains of Dundarg Castle, and the modern house on the site, overlooking Aberdour Bay

Dundarg Castle is a ruined castle about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-northeast of New AberdourAberdeenshireScotland. It was described by W. Douglas Simpson as one of the nine castles of the Knuckle, referring to the rocky headland of north-east Aberdeenshire.[1]

It was built in the thirteenth century by the Comyn family, and subsequently dismantled, probably by Robert the Bruce, in 1308. It was rebuilt in 1334, but destroyed almost immediately, after a famous siege. Evidence of this double destruction was confirmed by excavations during 1911-12 and in 1950-51 (led by W. Douglas Simpson) when many medieval objects were found.

The only substantial part of the castle remaining is the inner gatehouse, which survives to a height of about 18 feet (5.5 m). The upper part was rebuilt about the middle of the sixteenth century, probably following the Coastal Defence Commission of 1550, and there is some evidence that it was provided with gunloops at this time. The site was finally abandoned in the mid-17th century, and a house was built on part of it in 1938.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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