A magnificent ruin, with a 12th century motte and a palace block erected in the 16th and 17th centuries by the earls and marquises of Huntly. The architectural details and carvings over the mantelpiece and main doorway are particularly fine. The entrance has been described as ‘the most splendid heraldic doorway in the British Isles'.
During the Civil War in the mid 17th century the Marquis of Huntly stood for the King. In 1647 the Castle was besieged and its garrison starved into surrender. Savage treatment was meted out to its defenders. All the men were hanged and their officers beheaded.
Huntly himself was captured later that the same year. He was detained briefly in his own castle on his way to execution in Edinburgh. The Civil War ended the Huntly family's long association with the Castle. By the late 18th century it was in decay and being used as a quarry by house-builders in the village.
Shop, picnic area.
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April - September: Monday - Sunday 9.30am - 6.30pm.
October - March: Saturday - Wednesday 9.30am - 4.30pm. Closed Thursday and Friday.
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Adult £3.00, Child £1.20, Concession £2.25.
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Access difficult. Disabled toilets.
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In Huntly off the A96.
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Contact Information
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Huntly Castle (HS)
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Huntly
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Aberdeenshire
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AB54 4SH
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Tel: 01738 627231
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