Dunnottar Castle was on the "bucketlist" of both my sister and me as it looks just so magical. It's a castle ruin situated on a peninsula made from red sandstone, next to the town of Stonehaven. It was built between the 13th and 17th century and did see several wars and owners during it's lifetime. During the civil war in 1651, the famous crown-juwels of Great Britain were hidden here. But word got around and soon the castle was under siege. After the attacking Oliver Cromwell got cannons, Dunnottar surrendered. But the jewels we're gone!
There a several stories to how it happened. Some say they smuggled them out between bags of goods, other said that they dropped a container covered in sea plants into the sea. Eventually the crown jewels were hidden under the planks of a nearby church and they remained there until they could be given back to the king.
Beside the castle we also checked out the nearby wild beach, which was just beautiful! I've been to the North Sea and Baltic sea before, but this really was my first time ever where I really felt like I was on the ocean.
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