Blair Castle
Blair Castle is nestled in the landscape of Highland Perthshire and has been home to 19 generations of Stewarts and Murrays of Atholl. Unique amongst Scottish castles, the story told here will take you from a visit by Mary Queen of Scots to the Civil War and from the Jacobite cause to the disaster of Culloden following Bonnie Prince Charlie's own stay in the castle.
This rambling, turreted castle has been altered so often in its 700-year history that it provides a unique insight into the history of Highland aristocratic life. Blair Castle’s 18th-century wing has a display containing the gloves and pipe of Bonnie Prince Charlie, who spent 2 days here gathering Jacobite support. The Tapestry Room displays fine Huguenot silks and Mortlake tapestries.
Family portraits cover 300 years and include paintings by such masters as Johann Zoffany and Sir Peter Lely.
In 1844 Queen Victoria visited the castle and conferred on its owners, the Dukes of Athol, the distinction of being allowed to maintain a private army. The Atholl Highlanders still flourish.
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"The home to Europe's last remaining private army, the Atholl Highlanders"
