Harthill Castle
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| Harthill Castle | |
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| Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
.jpg) Harthill Castle before 1914 | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Z-plan castle |
| Open to the public | No |
| Condition | Restored; occupied |
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  Harthill Castle | |
| Coordinates | 57°18′56″N 2°31′17″W / 57.3156°N 2.5214°W |
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Harthill Castle is a large 17th-century Z-plan castle, about 5.5 miles (9 km) west-north-west of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, south of Kirkton of Oyne.[1]
An alternative name is Torries Castle.[2]
The first Harthill Castle was built no later than the 15th century. The Leith family held the property from 1531, and they probably built the currently standing castle: dates of 1601 or 1638 are disputed.[2] Patrick Leith served with James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, but was captured and beheaded by John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton. The last Leith of Harthill is believed to have set the castle on fire deliberately.[1]
The Erskines of Pittodrie acquired the property.
Having been reduced to a roofless shell[2] it was restored in the 1970s and is still occupied;[2] restoration was completed in 1978.[2]