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Methven Castle

Perforated Object (stone)(period Unassigned)

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Methven Castle is a 17th-century house east of Methven, built in 1664 by John Mylne for Patrick Smythe of Braco. Margaret Tudor lived there after her third marriage and died within its walls in 1541. The square block still stands with corner towers and crow-stepped gables, though later wings have vanished.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Methven Castle as Perforated Object (stone)(period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Methven Castle is a 13th-century fortress associated with the Methven family, located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is historically significant as a strategic stronghold in the Scottish Wars of Independence and was held by John de Mowbray, who was captured by William Wallace in 1297.

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