Bog o' Gight (1)
I will be fairly brief here, because this barely qualifies as a proper castle these days, however, there was a proper castle here in days long gone by - an important one, lived in by an historically important and influential family.  These days, the place is called Gordon Castle, but prior to that it was known as the Bog of Gight, and after the frequently captured, sacked, occupied and burned Huntly Castle was abandoned by the family, it became the principal seat of the Marquesses of Huntly and later, the Dukes of Gordon.

The defensive advantage of the original castle is in the name - it stood surrounded by marshy ground - no doubt fed by the waters of the Spey, which passes just west of here (through the belt of trees to the left of photo).  

Canmore state that the earliest castle was built in the 14th century, but we don't know much about it, as no detailed information or early history survives.  It seems to have been replaced in the 16th century by a tall tower-house, of which all that survives is the tall 6 storey tower seen here.  Canmore state that it was built in 1540, while Wikipedia I notice, say 1498.  Either way, this tall tower is all that survives from the 'castle age', and it has been much altered since.
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