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Huntly Castle - Photo:
Lyall Duffus
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This lovely market town lies
on the River Bogie where it joins the larger
Deveron and offers fishing, walking and
castle-spotting. Ruined Huntly Castle was home to
the once-mighty Gordons - they gave their name to
the ‘Gay Gordons’ dance. It sulks in a beautiful
wooded park looking down on a dramatic gorge. The
famous Gordons lived here for nearly 400 years and
designed the town in the 18th century. Druminor
Castle, once home of the Forbes clan, dates from
the 15th century while
the ‘Stan’in Stanes of
Strathlogie’, in the town centre, are the remains
of an ancient Druidic circle.
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