Scotland · Still standing
Ashintully Castle
Ashintully Castle stands near Kirkmichael, north of Blairgowrie in Perthshire, Scotland. Originally built as a fortified tower house in 1583 for the Spalding family, the site was occupied in the mid-19th century and is reached from the B950 road to the northeast.
Its prime
1850
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1850
What Ashintully Castle looked like in its prime.
As seen at its prime around 1850: a long, three‑storey rectangular stone range with a low‑pitched slate roof, evenly spaced tall sash windows on each floor and a central doorway; a taller, older rectangular tower projects from the left end rising one storey above the main block with smaller vertical windows and a large chimney. Walls are rough grey rubble stone partly covered by climbing vegetation. The house sits on a mown lawn with mature trees close to the building.
Its story
The story of Ashintully Castle.
Ashintully Castle — an anglicised spelling of the Gaelic Eas an Tulaich, "cascade of the hillock" — was built in 1583 as a fortified tower house by the Spalding family, Feudal Barons of Ashintully and chiefs of Clan Spalding, near Kirkmichael north of Blairgowrie in Perthshire. The Spaldings were followers of the Duke of Atholl, and with their cadet branches were Jacobites, adherents of the House of Stuart.
In 1597 the Earl of Atholl and his followers attacked Andrew Spalding at Ashintully, "bringing great guns, hagbuts, and pistols and raising fire at the house". In the mid-19th century the castle was occupied by R. J. R. Ayton; it still stands, reached from the B950 road to the northeast of Kirkmichael.
Step inside
5 places to explore in 1850.
The record describes 5 distinct spots at Ashintully Castle — including the full exterior approach. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more rooms, more angles, and more of the place to stand in.
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Clans who held Ashintully Castle.
The families that held Ashintully Castle for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Spalding
Built in 1583 by the Spaldings, Feudal Barons of Ashintully and chiefs of Clan Spalding.
