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Huntly Castle

For HM Castle Huntly, a 15th-century castle west of Dundee that is now used as a prison, see Castle Huntly.

Huntly Castle
Huntly, Aberdeenshire
Huntly Castle
Huntly Castle is located in Aberdeenshire
Huntly Castle
Huntly Castle
Coordinates57°27′18″N 2°46′52″W / 57.45488°N 2.78117°W / 57.45488; -2.78117
TypeL-plan tower house
Site information
Controlled byStrathbogie family (1100-1314) Clan Gordon (1314- )
Site history
Built12th century
Built byDuncan II, Earl of Fife

Huntly Castle is a ruined castle north of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where the rivers Deveron and Bogie meet.[1] It was the ancestral home of the chief of Clan Gordon, Earl of Huntly. There have been four castles built on the site that have been referred to as Huntly Castle, Strathbogie Castle or Peel of Strathbogie.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "History". www.historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference US was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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