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Drummond Castle, nr Crieff

Goblinshead

130 Inveresk Rd
Musselburgh
EH21 7AY
SCOTLAND

Built on a rocky outcrop, Drummond Castle consists of a 15th-century keep to which has been added a lower 17th-century extension, and a late 19th-century mansion, which was remodelled from the buildings surrounding the keep. Sir Malcolm Drummond distinguished himself at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, and was given the lands here - although the existing castle was not begun until the 15th century. Margaret Drummond, daughter of the builder, was a lover of James IV, and they were reputedly married and had a daughter. However, some of the nobles wanted James to marry Margaret Tudor, sister of Henry VIII of England. To this end, and to 'free' James, Margaret, and two of her sisters, were murdered with poisoned sugared fruit, and are buried side by side in Dunblane Cathedral. The Drummonds were made Earls of Perth. Mary, Queen of Scots, visited the castle in 1566-7 with Bothwell. The castle was badly damaged by Cromwell in the 1650s, and slighted after having been occupied by Hanoverian troops during the Jacobite Rising of 1715. The 5th Earl had commanded the Jacobite cavalry at the Battle of Sheriffmuir that year, and the 6th commanded the left wing of the Jacobite army at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. The family was forfeited as a result, and the castle passed from the family. The Earldom of Perth was recovered in 1853, but they now live at Stobhall. The castle and magnificent formal garden featured in the film version of Rob Roy.

Directions:	Off A822, 2.5 miles SW of Crieff, Perthshire.
Ownership:	Pri/LA	01764 681257	Ord. Survey Map Ref:	NN 844181 58
Open:	Castle not open. Gardens open Easter weekend and then daily May to October 2.00-5.00pm
Key:	P S WC £	Click Here for explanation of Key and other abreviations

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