Where is Castle Huntly?

Castle Huntly is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode DD2 5HL).

How do I get to Castle Huntly?

The nearest railway station is Invergowrie, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode DD2 5HL.

Is Castle Huntly a listed building?

Castle Huntly is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.

Does Castle Huntly charge admission?

Castle Huntly typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.

How do I get to Castle Huntly?

The nearest railway station is Invergowrie, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DD2 5HL.

Castles · Central Scotland

Castle Huntly

In or near Longforgan.

Norman & medieval♿ Wheelchair: limited

Castle Huntly — castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK.

Grounds of HM Prison Castle Huntly - geograph.org.uk - 4978574 — Douglas Nelson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h
Nearest railway station: Invergowrie · 4.8 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Castle Huntly, the nearest railway station is Invergowrie, located 4.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is DD2 5HL. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.

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Castle Huntly is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Records date its origin to 1452. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.4489°, -3.1340°.

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Heritage listing

Castle Huntly is a castle in Scotland, now used as a prison under the name HMP Castle Huntly. It is located approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of Dundee in the Carse of Gowrie, Perth and Kinross, close to the shore of the Firth of Tay, and can be seen from the main road linking Dundee and Perth. The castle sits on top of a rocky outcrop surrounded by what is now farmland. In ancient times this land was marshy wilderness and the decision to locate the castle on the rock may have been taken with a view to the castle's defensive position in mind.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

Lord Gray of Fowlis built Castle Huntly around 1452, under licence from James II of Scotland. The castle changed hands in 1614, when the then Earl of Strathmore acquired it and changed its name to Castle Lyon. Two women — Apollonia Kickius and a Mrs Morris — worked as painters at Castle Lyon in the late 17th century. In the 1770s, the widow of the 7th Earl of Strathmore sold the castle to George Paterson, of the East India Company. He changed the name back to Castle Huntly. The castle left the hands of the Paterson family in 1946, after the death of Colonel Adrian Gordon Paterson, when his wife sold the castle to the government. In 1947, the castle was refurbished and became a borstal, then…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 56.4489, -3.1340
District: Perth and Kinross
Postcode: DD2 5HL
Parliamentary constituency: Perth and Kinross-shire
Established: 1452
Nearest railway station: Invergowrie — 4.8 km
Official site: www.sps.gov.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q5635151 (CC0)
wikipedia: HM Prison Castle Huntly (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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