What is recorded here

Castle Menzies rose from ashes twice before taking its final Z-shape, and that scarred birth still shows in a thick internal wall that was once an outer defense. Neil Stewart burned the first Place at Weem in 1502, forcing the Menzies to rebuild larger and angrier. They later softened the roof and added grand rooms, yet the castle kept remembering danger because Jacobite armies and government soldiers both passed through it during the rebellions. Even Bonnie Prince Charlie may have rested there on the road to Culloden, turning a private house into a stage for national fate.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Menzies as Building(s) (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Built by the Menzies family, Castle Menzies dates back to at least the 13th century and was held by them for several centuries. It is important as a historic seat of the Clan Menzies and as a symbol of their influence in Perthshire.

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