Perth and Kinross

Historical sites in Perth and Kinross

Historic Sites of Perth & Kinross

Perth and Kinross preserves centuries of Scottish history, featuring the coronation site of kings at Scone Palace and the island prison of Mary, Queen of Scots at Loch Leven Castle. The area is home to the Fortingall Yew, one of Europe’s oldest living organisms, and rare architectural survivors like the 11th-century Abernethy Round Tower. From the baronial grandeur of Blair Castle to the medieval ruins of Balvaird and Burleigh, these sites document the evolution of Scottish defensive and residential architecture.

Historic Sites of Perth & Kinross — Map

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Scone Palace

Scone Palace is a Category A-listed historic house near the village of Scone and the city of Perth, Scotland.

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Blair Castle

Blair Castle stands in its grounds near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire in Scotland.

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Loch Leven Castle

Lochleven Castle is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven, in the Perth and Kinross local authority area of Scotland.

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Drummond Castle

A 15th-century tower house and later mansion renowned for its extensive formal terraced gardens. The grounds showcase a mix of late medieval architecture and one of the most significant examples of parterre gardening in Scotland.

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Fortingall Yew

The Fortingall Yew is an ancient European yew in the churchyard of the village of Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Balhousie Castle

Balhousie Castle, located in Perth, Scotland, was built in the 17th century.

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Abernethy Round Tower

The Abernethy Round Tower is a stone-built Irish-style round tower which stands in School Wynd, at the edge of the village cemetery, in…

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Huntingtower Castle

Huntingtower Castle, once known as Ruthven Castle or the Place of Ruthven, is located near the village of Huntingtower beside the A85 and…

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Perth Bridge

Perth Bridge is a toll-free bridge in the city of Perth, Scotland. A Category A listed structure, it spans the River Tay, connecting Perth,…

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Fingask Castle

Fingask Castle is a country house in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is perched 200 feet above Rait, three miles north-east of Errol, in the…

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Glenturret

An archaeological site in the Turret Valley reflecting early historical settlement and land use in the region.

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Castle Menzies

Castle Menzies in Scotland is the ancestral seat of the Clan Menzies and the Menzies Baronets.

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Balvaird Castle

Balvaird Castle in Perthshire is a traditional late medieval Scottish tower house.

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Burleigh Castle

The remains of Burleigh Castle are located just outside the village of Milnathort, 1.5 miles north of Kinross, in Perth and Kinross,…

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