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Inchbervis Castle

Castle (medieval)
Inchbervis Castle
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Inchbervis Castle stands in Perth and Kinross as a medieval ruin, its exact position known though its history has faded from memory. The land may have held chambers, kitchens and gardens where people lived, loved and argued under ordinary skies. What remains is a ghost of shape rather than a building, inviting imagination to complete what time has erased.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Inchbervis Castle as Castle (medieval). 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.
Inchbervis Castle was a medieval stronghold, likely built by a local landholding family in the 14th or 15th century. It is remembered as an example of Scotland's lesser-known castles, reflecting the region's historic patterns of feudal land ownership and defense.

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Photo: Stephen Gray · CC BY-SA 2.0