Dunnottar Castle broken into with mechanical saw

The main door of Dunnottar Castle in Stonehaven has been damaged after someone tried to break in using a mechanical saw.

It happened between 4.00pm on Wednesday 10 June and 9.00am Monday 15 June.

Police are now investigating the incident after being alerted by a jogger who noticed and reported the damage while passing the castle.

The person managed to gain entry to the grounds after the main door, which was made in the 1920s, was breached.

They then tried to enter through another locked door.

Constable Graeme Robertson, of the Stonehaven Community Policing Team, said: “Currently we are trying to narrow the time frame as to when this took place. I would appeal to all joggers, metal detectors and other members of the public to report anything they may have seen, no matter how seemingly insignificant.

“This is damage to a property of historic importance, not only to the residents of Stonehaven, that it overlooks, but to Scotland.”

Police are urging anyone with information to call 101.

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