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Sarai
April 26, 2022
just along from the Bullars of Buchan you can see the castle that's thought to have inspired Bram Stoker to write Dracula, but please be very careful as very treacherous at the cliff edge
Ru
November 28, 2021
Dracula castle is widely acknowledged is Slains Castle near Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire having inspired Bram Stoker to write world-famous novel Dracula. Abraham “Bram” Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author, best known today for his 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. There are many stories about how Bram Stoker came to write Dracula, but only some of them are true. According to his son, Stoker always claimed the inspiration for the book came from a nightmare induced. Stoker was a regular visitor to Cruden Bay in Scotland between 1893 and 1910. His month-long holidays to the Aberdeenshire coastal village provided a large portion of available time for writing his books. Two novels were set in Cruden Bay: The Watter’s Mou’ (1895) Mystery of the Sea (1902). The nearby Slains Castle (also known as New Slains Castle, Dracula Castle) is linked with Bram Stoker and plausibly provided the visual palette for the descriptions of Castle Dracula during the writing phase in 1897. A distinctive room in Slains Castle, the octagonal hall, matches the description of the octagonal room in Castle Dracula. The early chapters of Dracula were written in Cruden Bay, and Slains Castle possibly provided visual inspiration for Bram Stoker during the writing phase. This is why the other name of the castle, Dracula castle. The early chapters of Dracula were written in Cruden Bay, and Slains Castle possibly provided visual inspiration for Bram Stoker during the writing phase. In 1916 the 20th Earl of Erroll, Charles Gore Hay sold the Castle and it’s contents to Sir John Ellerman, the shipping magnate. This ended 300 years of the Earls of Erroll staying at Slains. The surrounding estate and farmland were not productive enough to support the castle, especially after a period of agricultural depression and after death duties (inheritance tax) were introduced. In 1925 the Castle was abandoned and the roof was removed to avoid paying taxes. Valuable dressed stone was also taken away and the castle has been deteriorating ever since. It is now quite a surprise to see old photos of how grand Slains Castle used to look. There was once marble steps, fourteen bedrooms, tennis and croquet lawns, stables, a walled garden, a kitchen with firepits and seven main reception rooms! Slains Castle is free to enter and the views are incredible.
Dracula castle is widely acknowledged is Slains Castle near Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire having inspired Bram Stoker to write world-famous novel Dracula. Abraham “Bram” Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author, best known today for his 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. There are m…
Steven
November 8, 2018
Located in a Gothic church, loads of atmosphere still features the original carved wood panelling which gives an authentic and eerie atmosphere to this Dracula inspired bar
Bill
July 30, 2018
Now an accessible ruin this Castle is said to be the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula! There is a walk to the castle along the cliff tops from the car park in the middle of Cruden Bay.
Claire
August 15, 2017
Beautiful ruin castle, worth a look. The castle is commonly cited as an inspiration for Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula
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Cruden Bay, Scotland