List of castles in Perth and Kinross facts for kids
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 |
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Arnot Tower | current building dates from c. 1507, though fortifications were present c. 1400 | ruin | private | nr Kinross |
built by Arnot family | ||
Ashintully Castle | Fortified tower house | 1583 | Kirkmichael, nr Blairgowrie |
built by Spalding family | |||
Balhousie Castle | < 1681 (rebuilt 1862-63) |
Black Watch regimental trustees | Perth |
Regimental headquarters and museum of the Black Watch | |||
Balmanno Castle | |||||||
Balthayock Castle | Unoccupied | ||||||
Balvaird Castle | Historic Scotland | limited access | |||||
Blackcraig Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Private | Blairgowrie |
was the seat of the Barony of Balmachreuchie | ||
Blair Castle | 1269 | Preserved | Blair Charitable Trust | Blair Atholl |
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 | free access | ||||
Black Castle of Moulin | circa 1326 | Ruin | Moulin, Pitlochry |
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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 |
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Craighall Castle | |||||||
Dalnaglar Castle | Kirkmichael, nr Blairgowrie |
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Drummond Castle | |||||||
Dupplin Castle | |||||||
Elcho Castle | Tower house | Historic Scotland | Decorative plasterwork | ||||
Finlarig Castle | L-plan tower house | early 17th century | substantial collapse | Killin |
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Forter Castle | Folda |
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Huntingtower Castle | Historic Scotland | painted ceiling | |||||
Inverquiech Castle | 13th century | Ruin | |||||
Kinclaven Castle | 13th century | Ruin | |||||
Kinfauns Castle | Private | ||||||
Kinnaird Castle, Kinnaird | |||||||
Loch Leven Castle | Ruin | Historic Scotland | |||||
Meggernie Castle | |||||||
Megginch Castle | |||||||
Castle Menzies | |||||||
Methven Castle | |||||||
Murthly Castle | private house | Murthly |
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Newton Castle | Z-plan tower house | 16th century | private house | Blairgowrie |
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Old Clunie Castle | 13th century | Ruins | Clunie | ||||
Perth Castle | pre-11th century | No remains | Perth |
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Taymouth Castle | Kenmore |
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Tower of Lethendy | 17th century | Incorporated in later mansion | Blairgowrie | ||||
Tullibole Castle | Crook of Devon |
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