Scotland · Still standing
Megginch Castle
Megginch Castle is a 15th-century castle in Perth and Kinross, central Scotland, that remains a private family home. The property includes notable gardens with ancient yews, topiary and a documented orchard of Scottish apples and pears, and is opened to the public only for special events.
Its prime
1500
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1500
What Megginch Castle looked like in its prime.
Low, compact stone castle of rough grey rubble with crenellated parapets and short rectangular towers; two slim conical tourelles flank the main entrance through a pierced wall. Pitched slate roofs sit behind the battlements and simple chimneys rise from the ridgeline. Small mullioned windows puncture thick walls. The entrance gives onto a paved drive and small inner court, with densely wooded grounds and orchard extending behind the buildings. At its prime the fabric is complete and well maintained.
Its story
The story of Megginch Castle.
A Fifteenth-Century Tower House and the Baroness Strange
Megginch Castle, a tower house of the fifteenth century, stands in Perth and Kinross, in central Scotland. It was the family home of Cherry, 16th Baroness Strange, and is lived in now by her daughter Catherine Drummond-Herdman, her husband and four children. The castle has been a category A listed building since October 1974. It remains a private family home, open only for special events.
The Gardens, the Yews and the Orchard Collections
The gardens hold ancient yews and a topiary, and in spring an extensive display of daffodils. The orchard contains two National Plant Collections — of Scottish apples, pears and cider apples. The gardens are listed on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, and open once a year under Scotland's Gardens Scheme.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1500.
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Megginch Castle on paper: the measured plan and period views.
The survey plan and photographs below are the ground truth this page's reconstructions are checked against, drawn and photographed while the castle was still a working garrison. Every image is public-domain or openly licensed, with its source named.
Fig. 925. —Megginch Castle. View of North Front.
1887 · MacGibbon & Ross, vol. 2 (1887)
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