Tour Scotland photograph of the miniature Tower House, Balvaird Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. Balvaird is notable among Scottish castles of its date for its refined architectural detail, including the cap-house above the stair in the form of a miniature tower house. Balvaird was built around the year 1500 for Sir Andrew Murray, a younger son of the family of Murray of Tullibardine. He acquired the lands of Balvaird through marriage to the heiress Margaret Barclay, a member of a wealthy family. It is likely that Balvaird Castle was built on the site of an earlier Barclay family castle.
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