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New Slains Castle is a ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It overlooks the North Sea from its cliff-top site 1 kilometer east of Cruden Bay.
Slains Castle, also famously as a New Slains Castle to distinguish it from the close Old Slains Castle a castle ruin is in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. On a rocky coast, about 1 kilometre to the east of Cruden Bay situated, it supervises the North Sea. A residential tower, built by the ninth Earl of Erroll marks the core of the castle in the 16th century. Several times important redevelopment measures and rebuilding measures were carried out, at last in 1837 when it was rebuilt in the Scots Baronial style. Today equipped once with three vast gardens, it is only a ruin without roof. To plans to the repair it was held on till 2009.
Slains Castle, auch bekannt als New Slains Castle, um es von dem nahen Old Slains Castle zu unterscheiden, ist eine Schlossruine in Aberdeenshire, Schottland. An einer felsigen Küste, rund einen Kilometer östlich von Cruden Bay gelegen, überwacht es die Nordsee. Den Kern des Schlosses markiert ein Wohnturm, erbaut vom neunten Earl of Erroll im 16. Jahrhundert. Mehrmals wurden bedeutende Sanierungs- und Umbaumaßnahmen durchgeführt, zuletzt 1837, als es im Scots Baronial Style wiederaufgebaut wurde. Einstmals mit drei ausgedehnten Gartenanlagen ausgestattet, ist es heute nur noch eine dachlose Ruine. An Plänen zur Instandsetzung wurde bis 2009 festgehalten.
Just north along the coast from Cruden Bay in Aberdeenshire, ‘New’ Slains Castle was first built in 1597 and reconstructed in 1836 (it is now in ruins). Bram Stoker stayed in the area, and the castle was an inspiration for the setting in his novel ‘Count Dracula’, published in 1897. The castle also featured in the first season of The Crown, standing in for The Castle of Mey, visited and later bought by the Queen Mother.
Taken on a windy walk along the clifftops from Slains Castle to the Bullers of Buchan, Aberdeenshire.
To the edge of the slain reeds you skulk
Where cold winds merge with your stealth
Bill like a tainted bayonet
waits patiently to strike
Your dappled plumage smothers the fen
and stalks your lonely haunts
Erect now this shadow of the reedbeds
dissolving into one next to still waters
Where the timid Water rail jerks
and the restless Rudd gather
Solitary hunter where Sedges bow
and the shifting silence uplifts the soul
You climb stems and rise on rounded wings
to seek out your solemn bastions
Melting away once more
as you vanish amongst your sacred refuge.
By Neil. Rolph.
Twa Havens are part of the NE Coastline between Slains Castle and the Bullers of Buchan, Aberdeenshire.
Slains Castle can be seen in the distance.
Aberdeenshire coastline with the island of Dunbuy beyond looking like the skeletal remains of an ancient Dragon.
Evening light at Slains Castle from the Buchan Coastal Path to the Bullers of Buchan with the skyscrapers of Aberdeen beyond.
Slains Parish Church is situated in a small, isolated hamlet close to cliffs on the east coast of Aberdeenshire. The church is surrounded by a walled graveyard on fairly steeply-sloping ground, with the remains of the old church alongside to the south. A narrow country road leads down to the small fishing harbour of Collieston.
The church was built at the start of the 19th century and has had a number of internal changes since. The previous church, of which only a roofless aisle remains, was built in around 1600, although antiquarian historian Andrew Jervise states a church was known about here in 1275. The aisle would have been roofed originally and have been attached to the south elevation of the old church, perhaps as a side chapel or aisle. Only parts of the walls survive today as a burial enclosure.
A stunning rainbow over farmhouses near the NE Coastline between Slains Castle to Bullers of Buchan.
Late afternoon light over the wee island of Dunbuy.
Dunbuy is situated on the Aberdeenshire coastline north of Slains Castle.
To me, it resembles the skeletal remains of an ancient Dragon.
Went back to get better clouds, But the pink flowers in the foreground are now almost gone... But I am very pleased how it turned out.... Cant remember last when I shot at 1/4000. I would need to use flash to get any faster.
There is an old goat at my window-pane,
Standing upright in a frock-coat,
Somewhat earth-coloured and plain.
He is starring down at me ...
And the place where i have chosen to hide ...
In the futile attempt to dissolve ...
I discovered this cell as a child.
Some, monsters cannot be.. slain
These are why I found the bluebells last week. They deserve some recognition for that fact alone. Monctoneh Berriment.
Just north along the coast from Cruden Bay in Aberdeenshire, ‘New’ Slains Castle was first built in 1597 and reconstructed in 1836 (it is now in ruins). Bram Stoker stayed in the area, and the castle was an inspiration for the setting in his novel ‘Count Dracula’, published in 1897. Those are definitely gulls in the photograph, not bats! The castle also featured in the first season of The Crown, standing in for The Castle of Mey, visited and later bought by the Queen Mother.
Slains Castle, also known as New Slains Castle to distinguish it from nearby Old Slains Castle, is a ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It overlooks the North Sea from its cliff-top site 1 kilometre east of Cruden Bay. The core of the castle is a 16th-century tower house, built by the 9th Earl of Erroll. Significant reconstruction of the castle has been carried out a number of times, lastly in 1837 when it was rebuilt as a Scots Baronial mansion. At one time it had three extensive gardens but is now a roofless ruin. Plans to restore the castle have been on hold since 2009. It is a Historic Environment Scotland Category B listed building. The castle is linked with the novels of Bram Stoker, including Dracula.
Took a walk with Max along the coast from Collieston to Mains of Slains this afternoon.
Aberdeenshire North Sea Coast. Scotland. Distant high rise buildings of Aberdeen.
Collieston is a small former fishing village on the North Sea coast in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village lies just north of the Sands of Forvie Special Protection Area, between Cruden Bay and Newburgh.
A recent visit to Slains Castle in Aberdeenshire,the light was nice along with the sea thrift growing on the cliff edge wall.