Routes ScotlandStonehaven
Dunnottar Castle

Stonehaven, Scotland

Dunnottar Castle

5
 reviews
Length2.6 mi
Elev. Gain511.7 ft
Est. Steps6000
Introduction
Dunnottar Castle is a 2.6 mile (6,000-step) route located near Stonehaven, Scotland. This route has an elevation gain of about 511.7 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Strathlethan Bay

Water
Strathlethan Bay is on the North Sea coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland just south of Stonehaven.To the north is Downie Point near which lies Stonehaven's Black Hill war memorial – the popular walk from Stonehaven to Dunnottar Castle runs along this part of the trail. On the other side of the bay is Dunnicaer, an inaccessible sea stack just offshore of Bowdun Head.

Dunnicaer

Place
Dunnicaer, or Dun-na-caer, is a precipitous sea stack just off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, between Dunnottar Castle and Stonehaven. Despite the unusual difficulty of access, in 1832 Pictish symbol stones were found on the summit and 21st-century archaeology has discovered evidence of a Pictish hill fort which may have incorporated the stones in its structure.

Bowdun Head

Place
Bowdun Head is a headland landform on the North Sea coast approximately one kilometre south of Stonehaven, Scotland.(Ordnance Survey, 2004) Slightly to the north is another headland, Downie Point. Somewhat to the south along the coast is Dunnottar Castle on the far side of the bay of Castle Haven. Other historic structures in the general vicinity include the Stonehaven Tolbooth, Fetteresso Castle, the Chapel of St.

Downie Point

Place
Downie Point is a prominent headland located at the southern edge of Stonehaven Bay in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. (United Kingdom, 2004) From the Stonehaven Harbour, there is a panoramic view of this cliff landform, especially from the tip of Bellman's Head.

Barack Room

Historical

Dunnottar Castle

Historical

Stonehaven War Memorial

Historical

Dunnicaer Pictish Fort

Historical
Reviews
4.5
(5)
PacerPal
2022/06/01
Sergio
2022/03/10
Lewis_ABDN
2020/12/27
lewiswattfitness
2020/08/12
balexander
2020/05/21
Route Details

Length

2.6 mi

Elev. Gain

511.7 ft

Est. Steps

6000
Open in AppOpen