What is recorded here
Megginch Castle Stables stand as a nineteenth-century horse house beside the castle in Perth and Kinross. They were built to serve the grand residence, giving horses shelter and keeping them ready for the journeys of its owners. The stable may have echoed with hooves, held sacks of oats, and warmed the breath of men who worked before dawn.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Megginch Castle, Stables as Stable(s) (19th Century). 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.
Megginch Castle, Stables were part of the 19th-century estate associated with the Gordon family, who held Megginch Castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The stables are remembered as an example of rural estate architecture and reflect the agricultural and social history of the Scottish countryside during the 19th century.
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