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Manse Road, Perth, PH1 4JH, United Kingdom
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Perth offers a wealth of outdoor activities. Walks through beautiful woodlands, hill walking, spectacular lochs & rivers & some great waterfalls. Perth is known as the Heart of Scotland, great for seeing the Scottish countrysides special lochs & mountains & hills & glens.
In November 2005 I attended a weekend wedding celebration at the 16th Century Fingask Castle, a place that must come under the off the beaten path tip banner as even i was not aware of it's existence and it's only 10 miles from my house!!
We were accomadated in self catering cottages in the grounds of the castle, very cosy indeed with real wood burning fire's to keep out the November coolness. I was happy fo learn that previous visitors to the castle included James VIII in 1716, Bonny Prince Charlie in 1745 and Sir Walter Scott. An illustrious list indeed.
The castle's gardens are home to a good many unusual scultures/statues and other fascinating bits and pieces that the castle's owners must have accumulated throughout the years.
The castle can be found just off the A90 Perth - Dundee Road at the North Inchmicheal junction you need to head for the village of Rait, where you will find signposts for Fingask Estate, the castle's elevated position above the Tay Valley give superb views over the River Tay towards the Kingdom of Fife.
Balvaird Castle was built in 1500 by Sir Andrew Murray, a member of the Murray family of Tullibardine. He had acquired the land as part of the dowry that came with his wife, Margaret Barclay. It was probably placed on the site of an earlier Barclay family castle.
The castle was built, altered, developed and improved over many years. A gatehouse range was built in 1567, and the castle also incorporated various walled gardens and an orchard. The family continued to reside at Balvaird until they inherited the Earldom of Mansfield, and in 1658 they moved to the rather grander estate at Scone that came with that title.
Today the castle comprises a very large tower house, only open to the public on summer weekends, and the ruins of a number of the courtyard buildings that supported the operation of the castle during the residence of the Murrays. It is possible to walk in a circuit through the fields below the top of the hill, and appreciate the castle and its location from all angles. Visitors calling when the tower house is not open can also explore the ruins of the courtyard.
In the care of Historic Scotland
Admission free
Reaching Perth ,to me as a child, was like coming home. Although we still had hours to go, I knew all the stations between Perth and Inverness, and in the pre-Dr Beeching days, we stopped at every one!
Looking out of the train window, and later bus or car window, my spirit swelled to see the heather covered hills, the empty wide open spaces with rushing rivers, and blue mountains.
Perth itself lies in a bowl and is a grey city.
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