The distillery was founded by Robert Barclay in 1825, taking its name from the glen that runs through the Ury district.

Weeks after opening, a fire destroyed stocks of barley, along with the kiln and parts of the malting floor.

Two weeks after the fire, worker James Clark died in an accident with the boiler.

The distillery then kept producing malt whisky for almost two more decades, but eventually it was mothballed in May 1985 by The Distillers Company.

[2] In 1992 the owners decided to cease the malt whisky production at Glenury Royal for good.