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Dunkeld, Bishop's Palace

House (medieval), Tower House (medieval)

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Dunkeld, Bishop's Palace stands as a medieval house and tower house in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The stone structure still belongs to the world, though no map pin can guarantee entry or reveal every chamber. It is the kind of place where bishops once lived, prayed and commanded, and where that much power leaves a shape behind.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dunkeld, Bishop's Palace as House (medieval), Tower House (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The Bishop's Palace at Dunkeld was built in the 13th century by the Bishops of Dunkeld, who held the area under the medieval Scottish diocese. It is remembered as an important religious and administrative center in Perthshire and as an example of ecclesiastical architecture in medieval Scotland.

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