Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Dundargue

Dundargue, an ancient baronial fortalice on the coast of Aberdour parish, N Aberdeenshire, 3½ miles WSW of Rosehearty. Crowning a sandstone peninsula 65 feet high, it was built by the Englishman, Henry de Beaumont, fifth Earl of Buchan by right of his wife. From him it was captured by the regent, Sir Andrew Moray, in 1333; and now it is represented by mere vestiges.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "an ancient baronial fortalice"   (ADL Feature Type: "fortifications")
Administrative units: Aberdour ScoP       Aberdeenshire ScoCnty

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