Dudhope castle
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Dudhope castle
Image: © Val Vannet Taken: 14 May 2005
Dudhope was the home of the Scrimegour family, hereditary standard bearers to the Kings of Scots. It is a 17th-century courtyard castle, extended from a 16th-century keep, which has now been demolished. The property was sold by the family in 1668, to John Graham of Claverhouse, also known as Bonnie Dundee or Bloody Clavers - depending on whose side you were on. He led the Jacobites to victory at Killiecrankie in 1689, though died in the process. The castle was later converted to use as a woollen mill, then a barracks. It was restored in 1989, and is now a part of the University of Abertay.
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Image Location
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