Scotland:  Dramatic Places - Historic Sites
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Artist:  Karol K. Mack
 
                                                                                                                                                         
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HUNTLY
CASTLE

HUNTLY
CASTLE

Huntly Castle
SCOTLAND

Dates from:  1180
Associated Clans / Families:
MacDuff, Seton, then Gordon

 

Huntly Castle, originally named Strathbogie Castle, commands the confluence of the Deveron and Strathbogie rivers.  Most of what remains today was constructed in 1410, although the castle site dates to 1180.  Huntly, sacked in 1452, underwent extensive remodeling in the 16^th century, transforming it into a baronial mansion.  That structure was besieged in 1562 and 1644, and destroyed in 1745.  The painting represents a 2004 view of the ruin.

Pictured:

Huntly Castle   8" x 10" oil

An excerpt from the book Scotland:  Castles and Clans the Legends.

From:

 Shadows in the Wind

A Legend of Huntly Castle

. . .  Town and castle both named Huntly stand upon an ancient burgh.  The castle represents time gone by.  The small city is rushed and busy, yet cobblestone streets and stone buildings give evidence of another era.  The town is modernized with industry, but the castle stands as an ever-present icon of the ages . . .

Huntly Castle is included in the Highlands Map.

Map:

 Castles & Clans:
Scottish Highlands

                                            
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