Scotland

HUNTLY CASTLE

In Huntly
AB54 4SH
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With elaborate heraldry, carved fireplaces and refined décor, this palatial residence was a declaration on the site of a motte and bailey castle built in about 1190. Robert the Bruce granted Huntly to the Gordon’s after the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.