#balvaird castle

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Balvaird Castle in Perthshire.

It is a traditional late medieval Scottish tower house. It is located in the Ochil Hills, around 5 kilometres south of Abernethy. The name Balvaird is from Baile a' Bhàird, 'Township of the Bard' in Gaelic.

Balvaird was built around the year 1495 for Sir Andrew Murray, a younger son of the family of Murray of Tullibardine.

He acquired the lands of Balvaird through marriage to the heiress Margaret Barclay, a member of a wealthy family and daughter of James Barclay of Kippo. It is likely that Balvaird Castle was built on the site of an earlier Barclay family castle.

Substantial remnants of earthwork fortifications around the Castle may survive from earlier defences.

Balvaird is first mentioned in the written historical record in 1498 as 'the place of Balward' in the Register of the Great Seal of Scotland.

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Balvaird Castle

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November 10th 1839 saw the birth of Thomas Ross.

Ross became best known for the partnership of MacGibbon and Ross, who wrote comprehensive multi-volume books about Scotland's castles and churches. 

If you haven't heard of the duo, I can be sure that you will have seen some of their drawings that were included in their books, I have posted many in the ten years I have spent posting about Scottish history.

Thomas Ross was the son of a farmer, also Thomas Ross, and Ann Murray. He was born at Wardheads, Errol, and attended local schools before going to Glasgow around 1855 to work as an assistant to architect Alexander Kirkland. He soon moved to the office of Charles Wilson, winning a measured drawing competition during his time there. He spent the proceeds on a study trip to Yorkshire, visiting Fountains Abbey among other sites.

In 1862 he began as an assistant to David MacGibbon in Edinburgh, and was made a partner in the firm of MacGibbon and Ross in 1872.

 David MacGibbon and Thomas Ross, toured Scotland by train and on bicycles to record every extant piece of castellated architecture they could find. The result was a mammoth five volume work, The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland, published between 1887 and 1892. It has become the Scottish Castlemanianc's bible, to which all other books on the subject refer.

In 1908 Ross was appointed a founder member of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, and “threw himself into its activities with enthusiasm”

  Thomas Ross died at the age of ninety-one on 4 December 1930.

Pictures are of Ross, Loch an Eilein Castle, Huntingtower Castle,  Balvaird Castle and MacLellans Castle.

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Scottish Castle Halloween Special

Hermitage Castle, Caerlarverock Castle, Balvaird Castle, Auchindoun Castle, Threave Castle

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Snow on 1st December:  Edinburgh, Balvaird, Darnick and Whytbank castles.

Source: TheCastleHunter

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from castlesofscotland  - Balvaird Castle was build by Sir Andrew Murray circa-1500 after his marrage to

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Balvaird Castle by smith85225

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BALVAIRD CASTLE

[lasko2017]

Balvaird Castle vicino a Gateside, Perthshire Non sappiamo con certezza chi abbia costruito originariamente il castello di Balvaird, ma l'araldica sopra l'ingresso principale ci fornisce un indizio. Raffigura le braccia impalate di Sir Andrew Murray e Dame Margaret Barclay, erede delle baronie di Arngask e Kippo, che includeva Balvaird. Potrebbero aver costruito Balvaird come casa coniugale dopo il loro matrimonio nel 1495 circa. Mentre i Balvaird salivano la scala aristocratica, apportarono notevoli miglioramenti al castello. Gli edifici a corte risalgono al 1567 circa. Questi edifici incorporavano strutture precedenti, forse una sala. All'inizio del 1600 ulteriori strutture furono aggiunte a nord, insieme a recinti di giardini e frutteti a sud e ad est. #balvairdcastle #perthshire #historicscotland #castles_oftheworld #loves_united_castle #Scotland #scotlandlover #scotland_greatshots #lovescotland #loves_scotland #igscotland #ig_scotland #instascotland #explorescotland #visitscotland #fiftyshades_of_history #thisisscotland #traveling_scotland #traveling_uk #scotland_insta #scotlandexplore #wonderlustscotland #photosofbritain #hiddenscotland #castlesofscotland #earthpix #tlpicks #yourscotland #amazingshot_castle #scotlandisnow https://www.instagram.com/p/CO58MlGFMoJOmifRRGQefsQBpMoUpzxMoP8zEM0/?igshid=i1l8uc4o7mjl

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Balvaird Castle (also spelled as Balverd Castle or Balverde Castle or Baleward Castle) in Perthshire is a particularly fine and complete example of a traditional late medieval Scottish tower house. It is located in the Ochil Hills, around 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Abernethy. The name Balvaird is from Baile a’ Bhàird, ‘Township of the Bard’ in Gaelic. Balvaird was built around the year 1500 for Sir Andrew Murray, a younger son of the family of Murray of Tullibardine. He acquired the lands of Balvaird through marriage to the heiress Margaret Barclay, a member of a wealthy family. It is likely that Balvaird Castle was built on the site of an earlier Barclay family castle. Substantial remnants of earthwork fortifications around the Castle may survive from earlier defences.

http://www.darkisle.com/b/balvaird/balvaird.html

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Balvaird Castle by gallowaydavid https://flic.kr/p/2i9tGub

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Balvaird Castle

Balvaird Castle is a ruined tower house and courtyard complex built for the Murray family in the 15th century, perhaps on the site of an earlier castle. The tower remains roofed and is not open to the public all the time, but access to the ruined 16th century courtyard ranges is free.

Sir Andrew Murray acquired Balvaird through marriage, and the oldest part of the castle, the great tower, dates from the end of the 15th century. The tower was then improved by the addition of a walled courtyard with gatehouse, and ranges of buildings around the courtyard. Additional walled enclosures to the south and east represent gardens forming part of the policies of the Murray palace, as it became. In the mid 17th century the Murrays moved out in favour of Scone, and in 1776, London, allowing Balvaird to decay. It remained in occupation of sorts into the 19th century.

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Balvaird Castle

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Balvaird Castle 

Balvairid built upon a hill top in the Ochil Hills in the north of Fife. The castle was only really approachable from the north or north-east historically because of the presence of a marshy burn around the base of the hill, today crossed by a bridge. It was built in the 15th century as a substantial tower-house for the Murray family, although it had previously been held by the Barclays, and there may have been an earlier castle on the site. It is certainly well-defended by its location.

The castle is L-shaped in plan, with a large hall block and wing, but in the re-entrant angle is a smaller square tower rising the full height of the castle. It remains roofed, although the courtyard buildings are ruined and the wall and gatehouse are little more than foundations. A further walled area adjacent is associated with the castle and was the walled pleasure garden, dating to the 17th century.

In the second half of the 17th century, the Murray family relocated to Scone, and the castle was left to be inhabited by tenants of the estate. Internally the basement is vaulted, and contains a pit-prison within the thickness of the walls. The upper floors follow the standard layout of a tower house, with the great hall on the 1st floor, and domestic accommodation above. Balvaird is still owned by the Murrays, but is maintained by Historic Scotland. The site is open at all times, but access to the tower is restricted and by appointment with Historic Scotland.

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Balvaird Castle

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Balvaird Castle by billycurrie