Okay, so when I was researching different castles to visit, I don’t feel like Dunnottar Castle got a whole lot of hype as compared to some others, but OH MY GOODNESS, this was my favorite!! Words can’t quite describe this castle on a hill on the coast of the North Sea.
We planned to visit Dunnottar Castle on the way from Edinburgh to our cottage rental, which was in Aberlour. It took us about 2 ½ hours from Edinburgh, and we were kind of chasing the sun to get to Dunnottar before dark, but we made it exactly at “golden hour,” and it was truly breathtaking.