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Castle Huntly

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  • Castle Huntly and a cross stone at sunset - geograph.org.uk - 3370610.jpg

    Photo by Elliott Simpson via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Castle Huntly in parkland grounds - geograph.org.uk - 5020671.jpg

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  • Grounds of HM Prison Castle Huntly - geograph.org.uk - 4978574.jpg

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Background

Castle Huntly is a castle in Scotland, now used as a prison under the name HMP Castle Huntly. It is located approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of Dundee in the Carse of Gowrie, Perth and Kinross, close to the shore of the Firth of Tay, and can be seen from the main road linking Dundee and Perth. The castle sits on top of a rocky outcrop surrounded by what is now farmland. In ancient times this land was marshy wilderness and the decision to locate the castle on the rock may have been taken with a view to the castle's defensive position in mind.

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1452

Operational

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Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1452

Region

Perth and Kinross

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

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World Prisons. (2026). Castle Huntly. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/castle-huntly
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@misc{worldprisons-castle-huntly,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Castle Huntly},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/castle-huntly},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}