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Castle Huntly

Nearest town: Dundee

Site type: parkland

Access: Private

Church name:

Diocese:

County: Perth and Kinross

Country: Scotland

Grid ref: NO30252915

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 1-Sep-12

Recorded by: Judy Dowling

Protection & responsibility: No data

Yews recorded at this site: Ancient 4m-5m

Notes: Castle Huntly was built in the second part of the 15th century, with major alterations in the late 1700s. The castle was built on a volcanic plug, and is situated in Longforgan, a few miles west of Dundee. Its present use is as an open prison.