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Old Photograph Murrayshall House Scotland
Old photograph of Murrayshall House by Scone near Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The original Murrayshall House was built in 1664 by Sir Andrew Murray; son of the First Lord of Balvaird, and brother of David Murray, the Second Lord of Balvaird and Fourth Viscount of Stormont. The direct descendants of this family are the Earls of Mansfield, who occupy Scone Palace to this day. Sir Andrew's granddaughter, Janet Murray, went on to marry Patrick Graham, the great uncle of Thomas Graham, who later became Lord Lynedoch. Thus, the Murrays and then the Graham Murrays occupied the house for some 260 years. The house was modernised in the 18th Century, and again in 1864. Yet, tragedy struck in 1925 when a major fire killed a young heir to the Murrayshall estate, effectively ending the Murray family's connection with this unique house and its land.
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