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HuntlyHuntly in Aberdeenshire is located about 53km/33 miles northwest of Aberdeen, near where the Rivers Bogie and Deveron join. The town was laid out in 1776 by the Duke of Gordon on a grid pattern around a central square. The ruined Huntly Castle was a stronghold of the Earls of Huntly and it was here in 1496 that James IV witnessed a marriage between his cousin Lady Catherine Gordon, who was known as the White Rose of Scotland, to Perkin Warbeck; the groom was claiming to be a prince that had actually been murdered by Richard III. Warbeck was later captured by Henry VII and forced to confess his real identity. He was hanged at Tyburn in London and his head displayed on London Bridge. To the northwest of Huntly is Keith, the Friendly Town. |
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