
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cruden Bay, Castle Road, Bridge as Bridge (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Cruden Bay Castle, located on Castle Road in Bridge, was likely built in the 13th century by the Comyn family, a powerful noble lineage in medieval Scotland. It is remembered for its strategic position overlooking the North Sea and its role in the region's defense during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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Places near here
Port Erroll, Main Street, Congregational ChurchChurch (19th Century) (1884) · 202 yd
Tryggve Gran MemorialMemorial · 262 yd
Cruden Bay, Ladies' BridgeFootbridge (modern) · 391 yd
Port ErrollFish Trap (post Medieval) · 445 yd
Royal Eagle: Port Erroll, Bay of Cruden, North SeaSchooner (19th Century) · 549 yd
Slains LodgeLodge (period Unassigned) · 633 yd
Slains CastleCastle (medieval), Country House (19th Century) · 921 yd
New Slains CastleCastle · 938 yd
OrtonIslet · 985 yd
Old Water Moo'Bay · 1027 yd
The DonnonsHeadland · 1041 yd
Tamley HeadIslet · 1044 ydOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0