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contains elaborate carved stone pendants, reputedly the result of its use as a covert chapel for the Catholic wife of Protestant Alexander Fraser. It is reputed that in the cave below, one of the Fraser family imprisoned his daughter's boyfriend, leaving him to drown there. The daughter then jumped from the roof of the tower. There is red paint on the rocks below to illustrate her blood. According to local tradition, the tower is said to be haunted.
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The wine tower is a small, three-story tower located approximately 50 metres (160 ft) from Kinnaird Head Lighthouse. The tower has been dated to the 16th century and may have gained its name through use as a store associated with the castle. The tower is accessed via the second floor and
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of Fraserburgh in the 1590s. However, the building of the castle led to such expenses that he was forced to sell
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Kinnaird Head, showing the lighthouse, formerly Kinnaird Castle, and the Wine Tower
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Wine Tower
Kinnaird Head, showing the lighthouse, formerly Kinnaird Castle, and the Wine Tower
Kinnaird Head is located in Aberdeenshire
57°41′51″N 2°00′14″W / 57.69754°N 2.00399°W / 57.69754; -2.00399
Scotland
Aberdeenshire
Fraserburgh
Scottish Gaelic
North Sea
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
Kinnaird Head Lighthouse
Commissioners of Northern Lights
W. Douglas Simpson
nine castles of the Knuckle
category A listed building
scheduled monument
Robert Stevenson
Wikidata
Sir Alexander Fraser, 8th laird of Philorth
burgh
Philorth Castle
Alexander, 10th of Philorth
Battle of Worcester
Lord Saltoun
Kinnaird Head Lighthouse
Thomas Smith

"Cairnbulg Castle, Aberdeenshire"
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

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