Huntly Castle in Scotland was built around 1180 to 1190 by Duncan II, Earl of Fife, on the Strathbogie estate. The first castle was wooden, on a motte, and the second was stone. Robert the Bruce granted the estate to Clan Gordon around 1314, after David of Strathbogie sided with the English. The castle was officially renamed Huntly Castle in 1506, when work on the chapel was under way.
The article describes an L-plan tower house with a five-story tower, an adjoining great hall and ornate stonework. Ceilings with history paintings were noted by James Ray in 1746.
It changed hands often. James VI's forces advanced on it in 1589, and Montrose held it from 1644 to 1647. Government troops occupied it in 1746 and it was then used as a quarry. Historic Environment Scotland now cares for the ruin.
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