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Perthshire Castles & Heritage

Perthshire is bursting with fascinating castles and heritage attractions to visit. Here are our top recommendations. 

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Blair Castle & Gardens

Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, PH18 5TL
5m to Faskally | 26m to Corriefodly | 31m to Blairgowrie

Discover Blair Castle, the ancient seat of the Dukes and Earls of Atholl and home to Europe's last remaining private army, the Atholl Highlanders. More than 30 rooms are on display, full of Scottish cultural history, architectural design, period furnishings, family portraits, landscape paintings and a colourful military past.

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Scone Palace

Perth PH2 6BD
16m to Blairgowrie | 21m to Corriefodly |
31m to Faskally

Scone Palace has an exciting and colourful history as one of Scotland's most important stately homes. Fifteen hundred years ago it was the capital of the Picts. In the intervening centuries, it has been the seat of parliaments and the crowning place of the Kings of Scots, including Macbeth and Robert The Bruce. 

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Pitlochry Dam Visitor Centre
& Fish Ladder

Pitlochry PH16 5AP
2.5m to Faskally | 21m to Corriefodly |
27m to Blairgowrie

Situated on the banks of the River Tummel, the centre features a gift shop and café with jaw dropping views of Pitlochry Dam and Loch Faskally. The free to enter attraction tells the story of the amazing engineering feats that first brought hydro electricity to the Highlands in the 1950s.

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Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Port na Craig, Pitlochry PH16 5DR
3m to Faskally | 20m to Corriefodly |
24m to Blairgowrie

Pitlochry Festival Theatre is nestled amidst the stunning landscapes of Highland Perthshire, and offers a truly enchanting setting for theater enthusiasts. The theare attracts over 100,000 people each year. It is famous for its high quality productions which receive critical acclaim year after year and rival those put on at top London play houses. The summer season gives an opportunity to see several different shows in one week. The Christmas Show is always a huge hit too.

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The Black Watch Castle and Museum

Hay Street, Perth, PH1 5HR
19m to Blairgowrie | 22m to Corriefodly | 29m to Faskally

A 5-star award-winning visitor attraction located in the beautiful city of Perth. The venue comprises The Black Watch Museum, Castle Cafe and Gift Shop. Housed within the historic Balhousie Castle, the origins of which are said to date back to the 12th century.

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Discovery Point & RRS Discovery 

Discovery Point Dundee, DD1 4XA
22m to Blairgowrie | 27m to Corriefodly

Experience life in the Antarctic with Captain Scott and his crew on the RRS Discovery at Discovery Point. Uncover the tale of one of the most heroic voyages of exploration ever undertaken. 

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V&A Dundee 

1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee, DD1 4EZ
22m to Blairgowrie | 27m to Corriefodly

The first V&A museum in the world outside London and the first ever dedicated design museum in Scotland, V&A Dundee welcomes you to the world of design and encourages you to explore how design creativity can be provocative, ingenious or simply breathtaking.

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Stanley Mills

Bell Mill, Stanley, PH1 4QE
11m to Blairgowrie | 17m to Corriefodly |
24m to Faskally

Stanley Mills is a unique complex of water-powered cotton mills situated on a majestic bend in the River Tay. There are superb interactive displays and games that help you to experience working life here. Find out if your fingers are as nimble as a child labourer’s – or whether you can match the business acumen of a mill owner.

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Verdant Works Museum

West Henderson's Wynd, Dundee, DD1 5BT
19m to Blairgowrie | 24m to Corriefodly

This world class visitor attraction which tells the story of Dundee’s industrial textile heritage in the atmospheric setting of a beautifully refurbished Mill building.  Hear the tales of the mill workers, see how they lived and worked in an industry which enveloped Dundee.

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Perth Museum and Art Gallery

George Street, Perth, PH1 5LB
16m to Blairgowrie | 22m to Corriefodly | 
29m to Faskally

One of Scotland's oldest established museums and home to more than half a million local, national and international objects. Family-friendly exhibitions feature interactive trails, puzzles and games. 

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Balmoral Castle

Ballater, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5TB
37m to Corriefodly

Balmoral Castle has been the Scottish home of the Royal Family since it was purchased for Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1852, having been first leased in 1848.  The Castle is an example of Scots Baronial architecture and is classified by Historic Scotland as a category A listed building. 

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Elcho Castle

Rhynd, Perth, PH2 8QQ
22m to Blairgowrie | 27m to Corriefodly 

Imagine the comfortable life of the laird and lady of this fine house, their second home in the country. Built around 1560, the fortified mansion is one of Scotland’s best-preserved 16th-century tower houses.

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The Scottish Crannog Centre

Kenmore, Aberfeldy PH15 2NX
24m to Faskally | 

2,500 years ago, some people across Scotland lived in Iron Age loch-dwellings known as “Crannogs”. 17 of these have been found on Loch Tay in Perthshire and since 1980. The Crannog Centre museum holds ancient artifacts, and an Iron Age village, crafted with locally sourced materials, showcasing traditional craftsmanship with hands-on activities. Soon you will be able to witness the first of THREE crannogs being constructed over the water. 

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