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Elcho Castle, nr Perth
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Both stronghold and comfortable residence, Elcho Castle is a 16th-century Z-plan tower house, with a long rectangular main block and several towers. William Wallace is supposed to have sheltered here, but nothing of this early castle remains. The Wemyss family held the property from 1468, and were made Lords Elcho in 1633. David, Lord Elcho, fought and survived the Battle of Culloden on the Jacobite side in 1746, but had to flee to France. By the 1780s, Elcho Castle was abandoned and fell into decay, but it was reroofed in 1830. It has been in the care of the State since 1929.
Directions: Off A912, 3 miles SE of Perth..
Ownership: HS 01738 639998 Ord. Survey Map Ref: NO 165211 58
Open: April to September.
Key: P Nearby S WC £ Click Here for explanation of Key and other abreviations

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