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Cluny Castle

📍 Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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About

Cluny Castle was originally built c.1604 as a Z-plan castle replacing either a house or small peel tower. Sited in the parish of Cluny, it is south of Monymusk and north of Sauchen in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. Owned by the Gordon baronets of Cluny and three separate branches of the family over the centuries, it was used to shelter Jacobite rebels in the mid-18th century. Extensive additions were made in 1820 to the design of architect John Smith when it was in the ownership of Colonel John Gordon. The private chapel, once completed in 1870, was described by the British press as "one of the first and most beautiful oratories in the kingdom". Two wings of the castle and the adjoining private chapel were destroyed by fire in 1926, but the damage was mostly restored.

The original castle dated from the medieval period, held by the Gordon family. Rebuilt in the 18th century and again after a fire in 1787. The current building incorporates elements from various periods. Set in the Aberdeenshire countryside near Sauchen. The estate has been associated with the Gordons of Cluny for centuries. Private residence.