Old Slains Castle in Aberdeenshire

Old Slains Castle in Aberdeenshire is an attraction. Old Slains Castle is also known as Old Castle Slains. Old Slains Castle is near Whiteness Cottages. Ⓦ.

Building Type: building
Tourism: attraction

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Old Slains Castle Geograph.org.uk 725711 — Old Slains Castle About halfway between Aberdeen and Peterhead, stand the clifftop ruins of Old Slains castle, an ancient seat of the Hay family, Earls of Erroll. The lands of Slains were gifted to Sir Gilbert Hay by King Robert the Bruce of Scots (1306 - 1329) for his loyal service during the 'wars of Independence' against the English. In 1594 both Old Slains and another seat of the Hay family, Delgatie castle, were destroyed by King James VI of Scotland (1567 - 1603) in retribution for the Hays involvement in the Roman Catholic/Spanish plot. The modern A frame house was built by the Countess of Errol. More details can be seen at: http://www.maybole.org/history/castles/oldslains.htm – Martyn Gorman, CC BY-SA 2.0 – Wikimedia Commons

Roads nearby

Whiteness Cottages

Apartment buildings nearby

Beaches nearby

Body of waters nearby

Coastguard's Pool

Buildings nearby

Collieston Telephone Exchange

South Mains of Ardiffery

Cemeteries nearby

Churchyard of Slains

Community centres nearby

Collieston Community Centre

Farm buildings nearby

Farmyards nearby

Mains of Slains

North Alehousehill

Houses nearby

Hillhead of Auchenten

Hill of Ardiffery

Hill of Ardiffery Croft

Shoemakers Croft

Claaick Cottage

Industrial areas nearby

Cruden Bay Booster Station

Museum nearby

Forvie National Nature Reserve Visitor Centre

Places of worship nearby

St James Church

Ruins nearby

Wetlands nearby

Lochlundie Moss

Other nearby

Heritage designation	scheduled monument, category B listed building
Located in	Aberdeenshire
Country	United Kingdom
Described by source	CastlesFortsBattles