Murthly Castle With Music On History Visit To Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K short travel video clip, with Scottish music, of Murthly Castle on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Perthshire. This Scottish castle is steeped in history and was originally built as a royal hunting lodge. It is rumoured that Bonnie Prince Charlie took refuge in one of the towers after the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, and in the 1830s and 1840s Native Americans lived there for a short time. The castle is still a private family home, inhabited by the same family since 1615. The Abercrombie family acquired Murthly in the middle of the-15th century and built the original castle. Sir William, 11th of Grantully, was a page of King James VI and high in Royal favour. Known as William the Ruthless, he bought the extensive Murthly estates from his Abercrombie cousin in 1615 and began remodelling the castle and gardens. The family continued to live at Murthly and there were no dramatic changes until Sir John Steuart, 18th of Grantully, inherited the Logiealmond estates from his mother.. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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