What is recorded here

Dunnottar Castle, Approach Tunnels cuts through living rock beside Aberdeenshire, building a private path toward the castle instead of a broad public road. The stone may have guided soldiers, servants or visitors past dangers and weather, yet no human voice remains inside to confirm the exact purpose. Walk beside the tunnel mouth and imagine the difference between a recorded line on a map and a crowded entrance used every day.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dunnottar Castle, Approach Tunnels as Tunnel (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.

Dunnottar Castle, including its approach tunnels, was originally built by the bishops of Mortain in the 12th century and later held by the Keith family from the 15th century. It is important as a historically significant and strategically strong coastal fortress, famously resisting siege during the Wars of Scottish Independence and playing a role in the Jacobite uprisings.

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