Castle of Five is located near the homonymous village in the area of Aberdeenshire in Scotland. This is one of the oldest surviving castles, the earliest parts date back to the XIII century – according to legend its Builder was the Scottish king William the lion. One time, it housed the court of king Robert the Bruce.

After the battle of Otterburn in 1390, the castle ceased to be the property of the Scottish crown, and them to each other belonged to five families: Preston, Meldrum, Cetoni, the Gordon and Laity. Each family built a new castle tower. The oldest, Preston tower, located in the far right corner (when facing the main entrance of the castle and dates from about 1390-1433 G. Massive tower Seton serves as the entrance to the castle, it was built in 1599 by Alexander Seton. The RLP his instruction a few years later was built the spectacular Grand staircase. Tower Gordon appeared in 1777, and the tower late in 1890 the Territory of the castle and the nearby lake of Loch Five were improved and landscaped in accordance with Victorian tradition.

The Chateau is a magnificent collection of weapons and armor, as well as a collection of paintings, including Gainsborough painted and Rabern.

Like many Scottish castles, castle Five to be haunted. There are legends that in the castle there is a secret room that cannot be opened – it will bring all sorts of troubles and misfortunes. Also hanging over the castle two curses, one of which is attributed to the Refmac.