Tour Scotland Photograph Main Tower Balvaird Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of the main tower at Balvaird Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. Sir Andrew Murray and his family lived at Balvaird until they inherited the Earldom of Mansfield and in 1658 moved to the rather more comfortable Scone Palace, near Perth. Thereafter the Castle continued to be inhabited, though not by the family itself. In its later days, it probably accommodated farm workers.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Miniature Tower House Balvaird Castle

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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Tour Scotland Photograph Window Balvaird Castle Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of a window at Balvaird Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Old Tree Balvaird Castle Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of an old tree at Balvaird Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Entrance Balvaird Castle Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of the entrance to Balvaird Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. Balvaird Castle in Perthshire is a particularly fine and complete example of a traditional late medieval Scottish tower house, 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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