Huntly Castle | |
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Huntly, Aberdeenshire | |
Coordinates | 57°27′18″N 2°46′52″W / 57.45488°N 2.78117°W |
Type | L-plan tower house |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Strathbogie family (1100-1314) Clan Gordon (1314- ) |
Site history | |
Built | 12th century |
Built by | Duncan 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]