Blair Castle
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 (12th) Duke, Bruce Murray, lives in South Africa. The castle stands in Glen Garry, and commands a strategic position on the main route (now the A9 road) through the central Scottish Highlands.
| Blair Castle | |
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East front of Blair Castle | |
| Coordinates | 56.7736°N 3.8578°W |
Listed Building – Category A | |
| Designated | 5 October 1971 |
| Reference no. | LB6074 |
| Designated | 1 July 1987 |
| Reference no. | GDL00059 |
Location in Perth and Kinross | |
The castle is a category A listed building, and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.
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