Шотландиядағы қираған Слейн қамалы

Ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Slains Castle, also known as New Slains Castle to distinguish it from the nearby Old Slains Castle, is a ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It overlooks the North Sea from its cliff top site east of Cruden Bay. The core of the castle is a 16th century tower house, built by the 9th Earl of Erroll.

New Slains Castle is a Historic Environment Scotland Category B listed building. At first inspection, the ruin appears to be a blend of several different architectural styles and periods, due to diverse masonry including older mortared granite, mortared medieval red brick, mortared sandstone and newer well faced granite. In fact, most of the architecture seems to derive from a rather cohesive interval 1597 to 1664, which construction is the most expansive and includes the mortared rough granite and medieval brick. The 1836 work adds smoother granite facing that contrasts with the older construction style. The defensive works of the castle include the use of the North Sea cliffs; an abyss to the west that functions as a deep impassable moat; and a ruined rampart that would have been the main entrance on the south. The ruins include reasonably well preserved elements of three and four storey structural elements and a basement course over some of the range, especially at the eastern side. There are well preserved basement kitchen works with numerous fire pits and masonry indented storage spaces. The internal doorways are primarily of well preserved wooden lintel construction, with numerous examples of mortared sandstone and medieval brickwork archways. The interior of the ground level is a maze of passageways and smaller rooms, reflecting a high state of occupancy in 17th century times.

The castle is claimed is to be haunted by the spirit of Victor Hay, 21st Earl of Erroll.