title: Inverugie Castle, Moray
text: # Inverugie Castle, Moray
  
  Inverugie Castle was a castle, about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north-west of Elgin, Moray, Scotland, and 1.0 mile (1.6 km) south of Hopeman.
  
  ## History
  
  The castle belonged to the Young family. A later house at the site was constructed by the Mortimer family. Around 1824 the stones of the castle of Inverugie were cleared at the time of the lease of the Clashach Quarries.
  
  ## Structure
  
  No traces of the castle remain. The site was a rocky promontory.
  
  