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Location
near Gateside, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Description
Balvaird Castle is situated on a hilltop in the Ochil Hills. Balvaird is a traditional late Scottish tower house, built around the year 1500 for Sir Andrew Murray. It is likely that Balvaird Castle was built on the site of an earlier castle. Balvaird has some fine architectural features including corbels supporting the corner-roundels of the wall-walk. The kitchen is on the ground floor, and there is a pit prison within the wall. The accommodation has a number of rooms in the main block and wing with the main staircase between them. Accommodation on the first floor extends over the gatehouse. There is a walkway around the main block at roof level, with a lookout tower at the top of the main staircase. The Castle is now owned by Historic Scotland who have done some restoration work. The site is open to the public, but the tower-house is only open on summer weekends
History
A gatehouse was built in 1567 with an outer courtyard was attached to the main gate Another courtyard was a added to the south was a garden, and a large walled garden was built to the north-east. The Murray family continued to live at Balvaird until 1658 when they moved to Scone Palace, near Perth. The castle continued to be inhabited, but not by its owners.
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Balgonie Castle, Fife
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Castle Campbell, Clackmannanshire
Collairnie Castle, Fife
Dairsie Castle, Fife
Denmylne Castle, Fife
Dudhope Castle, City of Dundee
Elcho Castle, Perth and Kinross
Evelick Castle, Perth And Kinross
Falkland Palace, Fife
Fernie Castle, Fife
Fingask Castle, Perth and Kinross
Huntingtower Castle, Perth and Kinross
Kinnaird Castle, Perth and Kinross
Lochleven Castle, Perth and Kinross
Lochore Castle, Fife
Lordscairnie Castle, Fife
Myres Castle, Fife
Ravenscraig Castle, Fife
Scotstarvit Tower, Fife
Tulliallan Castle, Fife
Tullibole Castle, Perth and Kinross
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