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Dunnideer Railway Insch VQ9061JHP 
 Dunnideer Hillfort Railway Roadside Ruin Insch Larch Tree Scottish Summer Photo of this site although the remains now visible were one of the oldest stone castles in Scotland, built around 1260. Situated on one of two hills both of which show evidence of early use as fortified strongholds, they are near Insch in Aberdeenshire. It is accessed by a steep but short climb from a minor road to Clashindarroch Forest and there is a small signed carpark area. This view is from the northern side on the Kennethmont Road B9002 which runs alongside the main Aberdeen to Inverness railway line. 
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Aberdeenshire
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Dunnideer Railway Insch VQ9061JHP
Upload Date: 2008-05-24 13:00:54
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Dunnideer Hillfort Railway Roadside Ruin Insch Larch Tree Scottish Summer

Photo of this site although the remains now visible were one of the oldest stone castles in Scotland, built around 1260. Situated on one of two hills both of which show evidence of early use as fortified strongholds, they are near Insch in Aberdeenshire. It is accessed by a steep but short climb from a minor road to Clashindarroch Forest and there is a small signed carpark area. This view is from the northern side on the Kennethmont Road B9002 which runs alongside the main Aberdeen to Inverness railway line.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Insch, Dunnideer, Hillfort, 1st millennium BC, prehistoric, 1260, medieval, tower, wall, walls, banks, ditches, enclosure, castles, fort, landscape, upright, hill, top, historic, history, heritage, vitrified, fire, burnt, gorse, bushes, yellow