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	Dundurn Castle - Hamilton Attractions
		Dundurn Castle is a National Historic site that illustrates the life and times of Sir Allan Napier MacNab (1798 - 1862), lawyer, landowner, railway magnate and Premier of the United Canadas from1845 to 1856.
		Designed as a fashionable Regency style villa, Dundurn (Gaelic for "fort on the water") was nicknamed "Castle" by the citizens of Hamilton.
		The Castle, with its gardens, grounds and many unusual outbuildings, was one of the finest estates in the province.
	www.hamiltonkiosk.ca /hamilton-tour/Dundurn-Castle.php (286 words)

	CEC: Closed Canadian Parks - Dundurn Park/Burlington Heights
		Being next to Dundurn Castle was a benefit because alcohol could not be consumed at a baseball park after 1887, but the castle had a pub.
		Since Dundurn's coaster opened in 1885, it too may be a Hinkle creation, although I have no reference as to how the cars were returned to the top of the first drop on this ride.
		The restored Dundurn Castle reopened June 17, 1967 and in August 1977 it was given a "National Treasure" designation under the Ontario Heritage Act.
	cec.chebucto.org /ClosPark/Dundurn.html (1717 words)

	Places of Dundurn - Dundurn Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Summary: Dundurn Castle was constructed by Sir Allan MacNab between 1832 and 1835.
		Attached to the main residence is a west wing where domestic duties were performed by the household servants.
		The Castle underwent a restoration in the 1960s when a team of professional architects and historians began a programme of investigation aimed at restoring the house to its 1855 appearance.
	socserv2.socsci.mcmaster.ca /~mas/dundurn/castle.htm (126 words)

	Dundurn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Dundurn Castle was constructed over a three-year period, and completed by 1835.
		Designed as a fashionable Regency style villa, Dundurn, which is Gaelic for "fort on the water," was nicknamed "Castle" by the citizens of Hamilton.
		The Castle, with its gardens, grounds and many unusual outbuildings, was one of the finest estates in the province.
	www.flipdick.com /Dundurn.htm (179 words)

	Geonomy
		the castle is of relatively modern vintage, having been built in 1808 by the architect robert lugar at the order of john buchanan, a partner in the glasgow ship bank.
		to the north of the castle lies the plateau of maifeld.
		Place: Guildford Castle 'guildford castle' is thought to have been built shortly after then 1066 invasion of england by william the conqueror as he built many castles in the important towns to prevent rebellions and strengthen his hold over the country.
	www.geonomy.com /geonomy/viewHome.do?zoom=2&tagName=Castles (3291 words)

	Living Victorian Web Magazine - Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Dundurn Castle is an experience not to be missed.
		Also on the property of the castle, you will find the Hamilton Military Museum and the Coach House Restaurant where chef Trevor Hamilton serves a menu inspired by research into the life on the estate.
		Visit the Dundurn Castle during the Christmas Holidays and have an experience never to be forgotten.
	www.livingvictorian.com /pm/journal_dundurncastle.html (615 words)

	Dundurn Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dundurn Castle is a historic chateau in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
		Sir Allan MacNab, later prime minister of the united Province of Canada between 1845 and 1856, hired architect Robert Wetherall and construction of this stately home was completed in 1835.
		Dundurn Park and its associated green spaces are favourites for wedding portraits.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dundurn_Castle (234 words)

	Travel the Niagara Escarpment - Attractions in the City of Hamilton
		Dundurn Castle was constructed over a three-year period, and completed by 1835.
		The Castle, with its gardens, grounds and many unusual outbuildings, was one of the finest estates in the province.
		Today, Dundurn Castle has been restored to the year 1855 when MacNab was at the height of his career as a lawyer, landowner, railway magnate and Premier of the United Canadas (1845-56).
	www.escarpment.org /Travel/travel_hamilton_attractions.htm (581 words)

	Dundurn National Historic Site
		Visit Dundurn Castle, the magnificent home of Sir Allan Napier MacNab, one of Canada's first premiers.
		Dundurn Castle and the Coach House Restaurant also offer a birthday party package, which consists of the Life of a Servant programme at the Castle followed by lunch at our Coach House Restaurant.
		The Life of a Servant programme includes baking in the historic kitchen, chores in the basement and a tour of Dundurn Castle.
	www.myhamilton.ca /myhamilton/CityandGovernment/CultureandRecreation/Arts_Culture_And_Museums/HamiltonCivicMuseums/Dundurn (397 words)

	Regency
		The largest Regency residence in Upper Canada is Dundurn Castle in Hamilton.
		Dundurn, the title of one of the chieftainships of the Clan MacNab means "Fort on Water", and this fabulous structure has been situated with a grand view of Burlington Bay.
		This detail from Dundurn Castle illustrates many of the details from both Regency and Classical design which is usual for larger Regency buildings.
	www.ontarioarchitecture.com /regency.htm (1115 words)

	CANOE Travel - Canada - Sugarplum visions dance at Dundurn
		DUNDURN CASTLE is all decked out for the holidays.
		In the pre-holiday frenzy, we parents are stressed to the point of denouncing Christmas and the hoopla that comes with it.
		The Italianate home is not really a castle but was dubbed that by citizens because it was so grand.
	www.canoe.ca /Travel/Canada/Ontario/2003/12/21/294984.html (650 words)

	CANOE Travel - Canada - Hamilton lights up the holidays
		Dundurn Castle is one of Hamilton's most famous landmarks.
		Always a tourist hub, Dundurn Castle is Hamilton's homage to its storied past.
		Dundurn Castle is decked out for visitors by candlelight, accompanied by carol singing in the front hall, and samples of Victorian recipe treats, including sugar biscuits, lemon turnovers, and fresh-baked bread served in the historic kitchen.
	www.canoe.ca /Travel/Canada/Ontario/2004/12/05/771490.html (711 words)

	Realbeer.com: Craig Pinhey
		Dundurn Castle was built in the 1830's by Sir Allan MacNab and is still in operation.
		The dinner at the castle consisted of period courses, starting with an oyster cream soup, very light and tasty - oysters were a delicacy reserved for the rich in those days.
		Dundurn Castle is located at York Boulevard in Hamiton, Ontario, L8R 3H1.
	www.realbeer.com /library/authors/pinhey-c/dundurn.php (1187 words)

	GHRS - Hamilton - Reports
		Dundurn is known in Hamilton for the ghost stories that circulate around Halloween, largely due to the Spectator and their seasonal write-ups.
		When she looked at the footprints she was very confused, and she said the only girl who worked there with feet that small had been on holidays for weeks and couldn't have left the marks that long ago.
		We also mentioned something to the archeologist working on the castle and she said she didn't believe in the stories.
	www.torontoghosts.org /hamilton/dundurn.htm (334 words)

	Dundurn Castle \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Hamilton, Ontario \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		But it does afford a glimpse of the opulent life as it was lived in southern Ontario in the mid-19th century.
		In December, the castle is decorated splendidly for a Victorian Christmas.
		The Hamilton Military Museum is on the grounds of Dundurn Castle.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/hamiltonontario/A26511.html (351 words)

	Sir Allan Napier MacNab 1798
		Colonel The Right Honourable Sir Allan Napier Macnab of Dundurn Castle, Knight, (1st) Baronet of Nova Scotia, QC, MP, Prime Minister of Canada between 1854 and 1856.
		Allan was born on 19 February 1798, the son of Lieutenant Allan MacNab (his mother was the daughter of Captain William Napier, commissioner of the port and harbor of Quebec), at Newark (now Niagara), Ontario, Canada.
		During the construction of Dundurn Castle, his son Robert was killed in a hunting accident.
	members.cox.net /ghgraham/allannapiermacnab1798.html (316 words)

	Group Tours/Travel Trade RBG
		Day trip packages have been designed to assist you with your tour planning needs, incorporating such quality attractions as Art Gallery of Hamilton, Dundurn Castle, Canada Marine Discovery Centre, and Kitling Ridge Winery.
		Royal Botanical Gardens, Whitehern Historic House and Garden, and Dundurn Castle
		Enjoy a guided tour of Whitehern Historic House and Garden, the former residence of Thomas B. McQuesten (founder of Royal Botanical Gardens).
	www.rbg.ca /pages/visit_gt_daypackages.html (371 words)

	The Coach House at Dundurn Castle
		The Coach House at Dundurn Castle opened in February 1997 as a restaurant, meeting and special occasion venue.
		The Coach House is also home to the Dundurn Castle Museum Gift Shop, which features a variety of hand-made Canadian crafts, souvenirs, and special gifts.
		The Castle built in 1835 by Sir Allan Napier MacNab, former Premier of the Canadas, is a restored historic house, featuring over 40 Victorian-period rooms.
	www.functionjunction.ca /coachhouse.htm (209 words)

	Casa Loma
		he comparative study on historic castles that the CLAC Committee had done by Lord Cultural Resources states that "the house is the most important artefact and is often strong enough as a visitor experience to attract visitors" and as previously stated "major historic houses are primarily tourist attractions".
		Of the four castles that Casa Loma was compared to only one focused on the local community more than Casa Loma does and that was Dundurn Castle in Hamilton.
		To quote from the report, "Dundurn Castle, by comparison, with a heavy focus on community programming and access earns 35% of budget, the balance contributed by the City of Hamilton".
	www.casaloma.org /Main/MainDyn.asp (1975 words)

	Family Societies
		At this meeting we had lunch in the restaurant on the grounds of Dundurn Castle in Hamilton, followed by a tour.
		This was an era where the master bedroom was raised three steps higher than anyone else's, in deference to his position in the household, and where ladies sat behind screens to protect themselves from the glow of the fire in order to maintain that alabaster complexion the upper classes prized so highly.
		However, since a lady's constitution was far too delicate to undergo the rigours of this cold water treatment, the ladies of Dundurn Castle took warm baths in a chair like tub placed in front of the fireplace in their own quarters.
	www.rootsweb.com /~canms/Dundurn.html (695 words)

	hamilton_lolita: KNICKERS!
		Most of the listings are for next year, and almost everything held at Dundurn has an admittance fee of $30-$50, but I've found some that are free, like the Cemetary Historical Walking Tours this November on the 18.
		I may be the only person interested in it, so I'm not going to suggest making a stroll through a cemetary on a guided tour to look at veteran gravesites a loli meet-up or anything, but there are some others that have cought my eye.
		On display in the gallery of Dundurn Castle everything a young lady would need to wear from the proper number of petticoats to the most fashionable dress for the 1850s.
	community.livejournal.com /hamilton_lolita/2299.html (540 words)

	Castle Tour page 8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		We did not follow a highway, but a secondary road through to Hamilton, and found Dundurn castle fairly easily in Hamilton.
		Dundurn Castle can hardly be called a castle.
		Indeed the builder/owner of the castle did not call it one.
	www.dragonsholm.org /castrpt8.htm (504 words)

	hamilton-canada - At Dundurn Public Parks
		The Park system is very complete, Dundurn Castle and Park being the principal and most beautiful public resort in the city.
		The ruins of the stone breastwork built in the troublous times of 1812 by Mr.
		They cover an extent of about ninety-six acres, and are named as follows : Dundurn, 32 acres; Victoria.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles38/hamilton-8.shtml (175 words)

	Attractions
		Hamilton’s Dundurn Castle is easily one of the region’s most recognized landmarks, and is listed as a National Historic Site.
		English architect Robert Wetherall came up with a design for owner Sir Allan Napier MacNab that called for a Regency-style villa to be built around the brick shell of an old colonial home on the grounds.
		Completed in 1835, it wouldn’t be long before the local citizens began referring to the sites as Dundurn "Castle." Staff guides dressed in period clothing lead tours through the 40+-room home, illustrating daily life from the 1850s.
	cendant.netopia.com /burlington11308/attractions (454 words)

	Ancaster News
		The series debuts from Hamilton with a stop at historic Dundurn Castle, the show's first ever outdoor venue.
		Not only does the castle provide a spectacular backdrop for the program, the experts examine some amazing items including a stunning French clock which came from a local estate and a painting by well known animal portraitist Thomas Sidney Cooper which is worth ten times what the owner thought.
		"It's true that the show at Dundurn Castle was the most successful by far," says Valerie Pringle.
	www.ancasternews.com /an/news/news_623955.html (234 words)

	The Dundurn Group
		We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council for our publishing program.
		We also acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program and the Association for the Export of Canadian Books, and the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Book Publishers Tax Credit program, and the Ontario Media Development Corporation.
		© 1996 - 2005 BY DUNDURN PRESS LIMITED.
	www.dundurn.com (280 words)

	directions
		The theatre and parking are both located on the right side.
		If you miss Hughson St. Turn left at the next light (John St.) and follow to Murray St. and turn left on Murray for 1 block.
		R.B.G. is about one mile past the castle on the right hand side.
	www.brottmusic.com /Directions.htm (399 words)

	Stoney Creek News
		The series debuts from Hamilton with a stop at Dundurn Castle, the show's first ever outdoor venue.
		Not only does the castle provide a spectacular backdrop for the program, the experts examine some amazing items including a stunning French clock which came from a local estate and a painting by well known animal portraitist Thomas Sidney Cooper which is worth ten times what the owner thought.
		"It's true that the show at Dundurn Castle was the most successful by far," says Valerie Pringle.
	www.stoneycreeknews.com /scn/news/news_625055.html (200 words)

	Chef Hamilton Articles
		The chefs are allowed to work aboard a ship for a minimum of two weeks and assume command of the galleys as they work side by side with Navy Mess Specialists.
		Chef Trevor Hamilton of the Coach House at Dundurn Castle, was one of the first chefs inducted into the program.
		Chief with the U.S. Navy, and Trevor Hamilton Chef at the Coach House, at Dundurn Castle.
	www.penny.ca /adoptaship/spec.htm (223 words)

	Stock Photo of The bird houses of Dundurn Castle in Hamilton. The castle was completed in 1835. The bird houses are ...
		Stock Photo of The bird houses of Dundurn Castle in Hamilton.
		The bird houses are built on the roof of one of the side main doors.
		architecture, build, canada, castle, chimney, clouds, column, construction, hamilton, historical, history, macnab, paint, park, roof, sky, sunset, wood, wooden, yellow
	www.shutterstock.com /pic-433011.html (114 words)

	Directions to the Staircase Cafe Theatre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It is heavily monitored, and you don't need to park that far away.
		take King Street west to Dundurn and turn right at Dundurn (the last light before the 403, Tim Hortons near Fortinos).
		Drive down Dundurn (Fortinos will be on your left.
	www.staircase.org /directions.html (309 words)

	What about Buchanan? - Raise the Hammer
		Dundurn Castle and Whitehearn are fantastic museums and add to our tourist attractions.
		Now that we have a reborn AGH and Hamilton is trying to capitalize on the millions of tourists between the Falls and TO, lets add two more attractions: Auchmar and Buchanan's city home.
		Both named their estates after clan castles in Scotland.
	www.raisethehammer.org /index.asp?id=098 (939 words)

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