Tullibardine Castle facts for kids
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| Tullibardine, Perth and Kinross, Scotland | |
 Tullibardine Castle
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| Coordinates | 56°18′18″N 3°45′49″W / 56.305079°N 3.763489°W |
Tullibardine Castle was a castle located in the village of Tullibardine, 2 miles north of Auchterarder, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
History
The lands of Tullibardine passed to the Murray family after Ada de Strathearn, the wife of William Murray was granted the other moiety of Tullibardine from her aunty. The castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century.
Mary, Queen of Scots visited William Murray of Tullibardine at the castle on 16 November 1562, and on 31 December 1566.
James VI often visited John Murray, 1st Earl of Tullibardine. He and Anne of Denmark attended the wedding of Lilias Murray and John Grant of Freuchie on 21 June 1591 at Tullibardine. James VI performed in a masque with his valet, probably John Wemyss of Logie. They wore Venetian carnival masks and helmets with red and pink taffeta costumes. James VI was at Tullibardine for New Year in 1592.
The castle was demolished in 1883.
