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Blair Castle, seat of the Duke of Atholl, chief of Clan Murray, since 1629 The ruins of Bothwell Castle, early seat of the chiefs of Clan Murray Balvaird Castle, seat of the Murrays of Balvaird from the 15th century. Blair Castle is the current seat of the chief of Clan Murray, the Duke of Atholl. [2]
Blair Castle (in Scottish Gaelic: Caisteil Bhlàir) stands in its grounds near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire in Scotland. It is the ancestral home of the Clan Murray, and was historically the seat of their chief, the Duke of Atholl, though the current chief, the 12th Duke of Atholl, lives in South Africa, where he was born and raised.
Bothwell Castle is a large medieval castle, sited on a high, ... Construction of the castle was begun in the 13th century by the ancestors of Clan Murray, ...
Clan Murray is a Scottish clan headed by the Duke of Atholl. Subcategories. ... Gauldwell Castle; George Murray (bishop of Rochester) George Murray (civil servant)
Murray's sister was the influential Annabell Murray, Countess of Mar (died February 1603), who was the keeper of the young James VI of Scotland at Stirling Castle. There was a story, promoted by the secretary of Mary, Queen of Scots , John Lesley , that the king found the "testament of Bothwell" in Tullibardine's papers in 1577 and was pleased ...
As septs of the Clan Sutherland, the Murrays of Aberscross were the principal vassals of the Earls of Sutherland and were charged with the defense of the shire. [3] [15] In 1431, the Murrays led the Clan Sutherland against the Clan Mackay at Battle of Drumnacoub where Angus Murray of Pulrossie was killed. [16]
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Castle Cluggy is a ruined 15th century castle located on the north side of Loch Monzievaird, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The castle replaced an earlier structure. The Comyn family held the lands in the 14th century. The Drummond family held the lands in the 15th century and later passed to the Murray family in the 16th century. The castle was ...