List of castles in Perth and Kinross
This is a list of castles in Perth and Kinross.
List
Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture |
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Ardblair Castle | L-plan castle (with added wing) | 16th century | Blairgowrie NO1626144504 | ||||
Arnot Tower | current building dates from c. 1507, though fortifications were present c. 1400 | ruin | private | nr Kinross NO2060201664 | built by Arnot family | ||
Ashintully Castle | Fortified tower house | 1583 | Kirkmichael, nr Blairgowrie NO1000061300 | built by Spalding family | |||
Balhousie Castle | < 1681 (rebuilt 1862-63) | Black Watch regimental trustees | Perth NO1143824387 | Regimental headquarters and museum of the Black Watch | ![]() | ||
Balmanno Castle | ![]() | ||||||
Balthayock Castle | Unoccupied | ![]() | |||||
Balvaird Castle | Private (but managed by Historic Scotland) | NO1697711527 | limited access | ![]() | |||
Blackcraig Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Private (rooms for let) | Blairgowrie NO1080253451 | was the seat of the Barony of Balmachreuchie | ![]() | |
Blair Castle | 1269 | Preserved | Blair Charitable Trust | Blair Atholl NN8656266209 | The ancient seat of the Dukes and Earls of Atholl and home to Europe's only private army, the Atholl Highlanders | ![]() | |
Burleigh Castle | ruin | Historic Scotland | NO1289104594 | free access | ![]() | ||
Black Castle of Moulin | circa 1326 | Ruin | Moulin, Pitlochry NN9471958913 | ![]() | |||
Castle Cluggy | pre 1467 | Ruin | Dry Isle, Loch Monzievaird, Ochertyre | ![]() | |||
Castle Huntly | 15th century | In use as a prison | Scottish Prison Service | Carse of Gowrie NO3020129102 | |||
Craighall Castle | |||||||
Dalnaglar Castle | Kirkmichael, nr Blairgowrie NO1458864723 | ||||||
Drummond Castle | NN8453418060 | ![]() | |||||
Dupplin Castle | |||||||
Elcho Castle | Tower house | Historic Scotland | NO1632020783 | Decorative plasterwork | ![]() | ||
Finlarig Castle | L-plan tower house | early 17th century | substantial collapse | Killin NN5785433788 | ![]() | ||
Forter Castle | Folda NO1823964640 | ![]() | |||||
Huntingtower Castle | Historic Scotland | NO0826225123 | painted ceiling | ![]() | |||
Inverquiech Castle | 13th century | Ruin | |||||
Kinclaven Castle | 13th century | Ruin | NO1581337730 | ||||
Kinfauns Castle | Private | NO1502022633 | |||||
Kinnaird Castle, Kinnaird | ![]() | ||||||
Lochleven Castle | Ruin | Historic Scotland | NO137017 | ||||
Meggernie Castle | NN5537746038 | ||||||
Megginch Castle | NO2418924597 | ||||||
Castle Menzies | NN8320049500 | ![]() | |||||
Methven Castle | NO0417126038 | ![]() | |||||
Murthly Castle | private house | Murthly NO0718739801 | ![]() | ||||
Newton Castle | Z-plan tower house | 16th century | private house | Blairgowrie NO1716945273 | ![]() | ||
Old Clunie Castle | 13th century | Ruins | Clunie | ||||
Perth Castle | pre-11th century | No remains | Perth NO1178223799 | ||||
Taymouth Castle | Kenmore NN7845246545 | ![]() | |||||
Tower of Lethendy | 17th century | Incorporated in later mansion | Blairgowrie | ||||
Tullibole Castle | Crook of Devon NO0526800575 | ![]() |
See also
Notes
References
- Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7
- Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-36-4
- Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press
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