Grandtully Castle
| Grandtully Castle | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The building in 1969 | |
| Coordinates | 56°38′27″N 3°48′33″W / 56.64075°N 3.8093°W |
| Built | 1560 |
Listed Building – Category A | |
| Designated | 5 October 1971 |
| Reference no. | LB11830 |
  Location in Perth and Kinross | |
Grandtully Castle is an historic building in
The current castle consists of a Z-plan three-storey towerhouse of 1560, extended in 1626 to create a fortified house.
The lands and castle belonged to the Stewart family from the 14th century, Thomas Stewart of Grandtully being mentioned in 1587. The castle was used by the Earl of Mar in the
In the early 1860s, the estate was rented by Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, known as the Black Prince of Perthshire. He had previously lived at nearby Castle Menzies.[3] The property was modernised internally in the 1920s. It is now divided into flats.
The castle is said to be the basis of Tully-Veolan, the ancestral home of the Baron of Bradwardine in
See also
References
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Grandtully Castle (Category A Listed Building) (LB11830)". Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Grandtully Castle – Canmore
- ^ a b c "Grandtully Castle from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info.
- ^ "Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report (November 11, 2019, 11:14 am)". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk.
- ^ "Grandtully Castle | The Castles of Scotland, Coventry | Goblinshead". www.thecastlesofscotland.co.uk.