Dunimarle Castle
Dunimarle Castle refers to a ruined castle and a country house about 1 km west of the center of the village of Culross in the Scottish county of Fife . The name "Dunimarle" means "Castle by the Sea" in German, but the original name of the site was "Castlehill" (German: Castle Hill)
history
The original castle is now in ruins. Adjacent is an 18th century building of the same name that the Erskine clan had built. In 1839 it was rebuilt by R&R Dickson . It houses a library. Until recently, there were also some fine art objects there, which are now on loan from the National Gallery in Duff House near Banff .
From 1575, a coal mine belonged to Dunimarle Castle, which was operated by Sir George Bruce . The mine had a tunnel that led down to the Forth about 30 meters below. It was used to transport the coal to a ship loading area. The mine was closed at the beginning of the 17th century and the tunnel was filled.
The country house is a historical building of category A.
Film location
The exterior of the castle was used as the location for the film The Little Vampire from 2000. The interior scenes were filmed in an Edinburgh estate .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b History of Castle Hill Pit, Culross . Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Architects . Entry: Dickson .
- ↑ Dunimarle Castle . In: British Listed Buildings . Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ↑ Scotland's Starring Role in 100 Films . Scotland on Sunday. May 21, 2006. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
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Coordinates: 56 ° 3 '18 " N , 3 ° 38' 37" W.