Balvaird Castle - North Of Gateside - Scotland

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Balvaird Castle in Perthshire is 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 Castle is a scheduled monument, and is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. The spelling of its name has many variations, including Balverd, Balverde, Balward, Balwaird[2] and Baleward.
Origins
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.
Additions and later history
Over the years the castle was extended and altered. A gatehouse was built in 1567. An outer courtyard was attached to the main gate which possibly contained stabling as well as adding an extra layer of defence to the castle. Another courtyard to the south was a garden, while a much larger walled area to the north-east was an orchard or 'pleasance.'
The family continued to live at Balvaird until they were elevated to the Viscountcy of Stormont (ancestors of the Earldom of Mansfield) and in 1658 moved to the rather more comfortable Scone Palace, near Perth. Thereafter the castle continued to be inhabited, though not by the family itself. In its later days, it probably accommodated farmworkers.
In 1887, MacGibbon & Ross note the presence of a 'recumbent statue lying in the castle', that could have been that of Lady Margaret Barclay, who married the first Sir Andrew Murray in 1495.
Having been restored and partially excavated in recent years by Historic Scotland, by whom it is maintained, the castle is a particularly fine and complete example of a traditional late medieval Scottish tower house. The site is open at all times, but the castle itself has not been open to the public for several years for safety reasons, due to structural deterioration. Balvaird Castle is the caput of the feudal Lordship and Barony of Balvaird. It was owned by the Murray family until 2017 and is currently owned by American entrepreneur, Brady Brim-DeForest.
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Next time please show the interior

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Thanks for watching. Hope you liked it. Unfortunately you cannot view the interior www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/balvaird-castle/prices-and-opening-times/

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Wonderful Castle and landscapes. Video 👍 Thank you very much for sharing 🙂

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wow the ruins of Balvaird Castle are still standing beautifully with amazing views in Scotland, thank you cool video, greetings from England

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Brilliant flight over Balcaird. I was just up and droned it on Saturday. Well done Amazing

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Stunning capture of the castle. The music just adds so much. My friend you have an new subscriber

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YES, PLEASE! WRAP IT UP! Just the sort of not-too big castle, in which I would like to live!

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Wow one with a roof on 😊

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[@yaddahaysmarmalite4059]

looks like they capped off the chimneys, either they heat the place some other way or its cold in there.

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I’d love to see inside. It looks like the original “keep” or tower house of a much larger castle.

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Great views

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Narrative would make it better along with interior footage...

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That's too bad. Just a little introduction and history of the area when the castle was inhabited would be nice and more interesting.. Happy new year🥂

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