New Slains Castle

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New Slains Castle is a ruined 16th-century clifftop fortress in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, often associated with inspiring Bram Stoker’s depiction of Dracula’s castle.

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New Slains Castle canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle ⓘ
ruin ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
access footpath from Cruden Bay ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Barmekin of Cruden ⓘ
Slains Castle ⓘ
architecturalStyle Scots baronial ⓘ
associatedWith Bram Stoker ⓘ
builtBy Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll ⓘ
builtInCentury 16th century ⓘ
constructionStart 1597 ⓘ
coordinates approximately 57.418°N 1.836°W ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
genreAssociation Gothic fiction ⓘ
governingBody private ownership ⓘ
hasCondition ruined ⓘ
hasFeature courtyard ⓘ
panoramic sea views ⓘ
sea cliffs ⓘ
tower ⓘ
heritageDesignation Category B listed building ⓘ
inspired Bram Stoker’s description of Dracula’s castle ⓘ
isOpenToPublic yes ⓘ
literaryAssociation Dracula ⓘ
locatedIn Aberdeenshire ⓘ
Cruden Bay ⓘ
locatedOn clifftop ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
nearbyFeature Bullers of Buchan ⓘ
Old Slains Castle ⓘ
linked to: Slains Castle
nearbySettlement Cruden Bay village ⓘ
originalOwner Earl of Erroll ⓘ
overlooks North Sea ⓘ
ownedBy Clan Hay ⓘ
partiallyDemolished 1925 ⓘ
planningProposals conversion to holiday apartments (various proposals) ⓘ
region Northeast Scotland ⓘ
replaced Old Slains Castle ⓘ
linked to: Slains Castle
roofRemoved 1925 ⓘ
visitedBy Bram Stoker ⓘ
visitPeriod late 19th century ⓘ

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Slains Castle → alsoKnownAs → New Slains Castle ⓘ
Earl of Erroll → hasFormerSeat → New Slains Castle ⓘ