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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | .jpg) | ||||||
| Balthayock Castle | Unoccupied |  | |||||
| Balvaird Castle | Historic Scotland | NO1697711527 | limited access |  | |||
| Blackcraig Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Private | Blairgowrie NO1080253451 | was the seat of the Barony of Balmachreuchie |  | |
| Blair Castle | 1269 | Preserved | Blair Charitable Trust | Blair Atholl NN8656266209 | The anicent 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 |  | |||
| Kinfauns Castle | Private | NO1502022633 | |||||
| Kinnaird Castle, Kinnaird |  | ||||||
| Lethendy Tower | |||||||
| Loch Leven 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 | Blairgowrie NO1716945273 | ||||||
| Perth Castle | pre-11th century | No remains | Perth NO1178223799 | ||||
| Taymouth Castle | Kenmore NN7845246545 |  | |||||
| 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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