What is recorded here

Strathallan Castle stood as the ancestral seat of the Viscounts Strathallan until William Drummond sold the estate to Sir James Roberts in 1910. The property stretched across more than seven thousand acres in Perthshire, generating thousands of pounds annually for the Drummond family. James Drummond lost his title in 1746 for supporting the Jacobite rebellion, but Parliament reversed that punishment in 1824. The castle therefore holds both greatness and disgrace, reminding us that human institutions often bury their contradictions beneath polished stone.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Strathallan Castle as Country House (period Unassigned). 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.

Strathallan Castle was originally built by the Comyn family in the 13th century and later held by the Stewart (Stuart) family. It is historically important as the site of the 1306 murder of John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, by Robert the Bruce, a key event leading up to the Wars of Scottish Independence.

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