house. The Earls Marischal also held the nearby fortress, Dunnottar Castle. 17th and 18th centuries The characteristic Scottish designs of crow-stepped gables and the battlement crenellation elements were introduced. A dovecote of considerable height was constructed in the 17th century to the south of the castle. In 1659 Jean Hunter lived at Fetteresso. She was accused of witchcraft and hanged at her home. An artist and wright named Alexander Charles worked at Fetteresso as an overseer. Charles flourished from 1671 to 1678 and published his drawings in at least one book. Late in the 17th century, the Duff family controlled Fetteresso and expanded the building around the old tower house. 20th and 21st centuries In the 1940s, the castle was owned by Maurice Simpson and Geraldine Simpson (née Pringle). She was the heir to the Pringle knitware fortune. Subsequently, the Simpsons acquired and lived in nearby Muchalls Castle. After the Simpsons' tenure at Fetteresso, the roof was off the castle for some period starting around 1954, and the castle was bought by a local landowner and then left to the Don family in his will. In the latter part of the 20th century, the castle was restored, greatly modified, to yield seven houses, which is its present use. Ms Simpson continued to reside in the local area until her death in 2010. See also Allardice Castle Kirkton of Fetteresso Red Cloak Stonehaven Tolbooth Ury House Bibliography C.Michael Hogan. 2008. Fetteresso Fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian Benjamin T. Hudson, Prophecy of Berchan: Irish and Scottish Kings of the Early Middle Ages, (1996) Scottish Notes and Queries 1899-1900, edited by John Bullock, A. Brown and Company, Aberdeen Historical Geography of the Clans of Scotland Primitive Beliefs in the Northeast of Scotland Buildings and structures completed in the 14th century Castles in Aberdeenshire Category B listed buildings in Aberdeenshire Listed castles in Scotland Country houses in Aberdeenshire 14th century in Scotland Stonehaven