Lauriston Castle

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Lauriston Castle stands on a clifftop site near the Aberdeenshire village of St Cyrus and just over a mile inland from the North Sea coast of Scotland. Once a royal fortress, it can claim to be one of the oldest privately owned and inhabited castles in the region. It is a Category C listed building.

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Lauriston Castle, Aberdeenshire
castleUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom


Location: 56.7903, -2.3924, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  • Battle of Stracathro
    1130 battle
  • Battle of Arbroath
    1445 battle
  • Battle of Brechin
    1452 battle of the Royal–Black Douglas civil war
  • Stonehaven Kincardine and Deeside District Council Emergency Centre
    civil defence centre in Scotland
  • Brechin Castle
    castle in Angus, Scotland, UK
  • Dunninald Castle
    privately owned castle in Angus, Scotland, UK  
  • Ethie Castle
    castle in Angus, Scotland, UK  
  • Lauriston Castle
    castle in St Cyrus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Muchalls Castle
    castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
  • Dunnottar Castle
    ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre
    aviation museum in Montrose, Angus, Scotland, UK  
  • HMS Braconburn
    shipwreck off the Scottish coast
  • HMS Duthies
    1914 naval trawler
  • HMS Repro
    1910 naval trawler
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1445 — 1446 Battle of Arbroath
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1452-05-27T00:00:00Z
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1983-01-01T00:00:00Z
1983-01-01T00:00:00Z
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1130Battle of StracathroKingdom of England, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1445Battle of ArbroathClan Ogilvy, Clan Forbes, Clan Gordon, Clan Lindsay, Clan Oliphant, Clan Seton, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1452Battle of Brechinbattle, Clan Gordon, Clan LindsayWikidata
    linkpageHistoric Environment Scotland page@Wikidata
    linkpageCanmore page@Wikidata
    linkpageBritish Listed Buildings page@Wikidata
    linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
    sitebunkerStonehaven Kincardine and Deeside District Council Emergency Centrecivil defense center, Kincardine and Deeside District CouncilWikidata
    sitecastleBrechin CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleDunninald Castlecountry house, castleWikidata
    sitecastleEthie CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleLauriston CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleMuchalls Castletower houseWikidata
    sitecastle1400Dunnottar Castlerock castle, promontory fort, castleWikidata
    sitemuseum1983Montrose Air Station Heritage Centreaviation museum, military museum, independent museumWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Braconburnnaval trawler, shipwreckWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Duthiesnaval trawler, shipwreckWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Repronaval trawler, shipwreckWikidata