Castle Huntly Carse Of Gowrie Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland Spring 4K travel video of Castle Huntly on visit to Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire. Castle Huntly was built around 1452 by Lord Gray of Fowlis under licence from King James II of Scotland. The castle changed hands in 1614 when it was acquired by the then Earl of Strathmore who changed its name to Castle Lyon. In the 1770s, the castle was sold by the widow of the 7th Earl of Strathmore to George Paterson of the East India Company who also 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 a young offenders' institution before becoming an open prison for adult male prisoners. It is now known as HMP Castle Huntly and is the only open prison in Scotland.

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