What is recorded here

Blair Castle, Hercules Garden, and the Statue of Hercules occupy a precise point in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The official record leaves the period unassigned, creating a gap where memory should be. A strong man may have stood there, arms raised against gravity, while humans passed beneath his stone muscle. The garden might have grown around his legs like ivy, turning a god into a fence post for ordinary life.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Blair Castle, Hercules Garden, Statue of Hercules as Statue (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Blair Castle, located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, was built by the Clan Atholl, with significant development occurring in the 13th century and later expansions by the Murray family in the 17th century. It is important as one of the oldest continuously inhabited houses in Scotland and as a symbol of the power and heritage of the Dukes of Atholl.

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