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Blair Castle

Blair Castle
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Blair Castle has been owned by the Earls and Dukes of Athol for over 700 years.  The first castle was built in 1269 by the Comyns of Badenoch but they were eviceted by the Athol’s and it has been owned by Athol’s ever since.  Although it has been rebuilt many times the Comyn tower has survived from the original castle.

It has seen its fair share of battles and has been occupied four times, the first of these coming in 1640 when the castle was taken by Cromwell in 1652 until 1660 during the wars of religion.  The Castle was also occupied during the Jacobite wars, by Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745 when he was heading south and it is also the last place where a siege took place in Britain which occurred during the 1745 uprising.

It has had its fair share of royal guests with Mary Queen of Scots staying there in 1564 and also Queen Victoria in 1882 and 1884.  Queen Victoria was so impressed with the bodyguards that she was assigned there that she commissioned regimental colours and to this day the Athol highlanders remain the only private army in Britain.
 

How to get here

Train
There is a train stop at Blair Athol which is on the inverness to ediburgh line, you can get off at this station and then walk 15 minutes to the castle. A train from the nearby Pitlochry will take around 25 minutes, from inverness it is around 1hr 30min away.

Bus
You can get the 87 bus from pitlochry Fishers Hotel and that will take you to Blair Atholl just a few minutes walk from the castle, the journey time is under 30 minutes.

Car
If you are driving to the castle then you will find the castle 7 miles north of pitlochry, you will travel on the A9 and turn of at Blair Atholl and you will find Blair Castle near the centre of town.

Summer
1st October to 31st March (closed 20th Dec to 4th Jan)
Monday to Sunday 9.30am to 4.30pm.

Winter
31st October to 27th March
Tuesday to Saturday 9.30am to 12.30pm.
     


Adult : £6

Child : Free (Aged under 16)

Senior : £5
     

Tel: +44 (0) 1796 481207

Email: bookings@blair-castle.co.uk

Web: www.blair-castle.co.uk
     

 

 

 
 
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