Gordon Castle - Gateway
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Gordon Castle - Gate Lodge
Photo © Anne Burgess, 20 June 2008
Gordon Castle - Main House
Photo © Mark Walton, 15 July 2008
Gordon Castle - Gateway . |
Gordon Castle - Gate Lodge Photo © Anne Burgess, 20 June 2008 |
Gordon Castle - Main House Photo © Mark Walton, 15 July 2008 |
The Gordon Castle, in Gight, near Fochabers in Moray, Scotland, historically the principal seat of the Dukes of Gordon, was one of the largest country houses ever built in Scotland.
The original castle was built by George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly in the 1470s and enlarged by his grandson. John Baxter rebuilt it in the 1760s for the 4th Duke of Gordon. The central four storey block incorporated a six storey medieval tower called the Bog-of-Gight, and was flanked by a pair of two-storey wings. The main facade was 568 feet (173 metres) long. Most of the castle has been demolished, but the Bog-of-Gight and one of the wings - now a detached medium sized country house in its own right - survive.
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