What is recorded here
Comrie Castle stands in ruin beside the River Lyon, having served the Menzies family before fire broke it in 1487 and occupation ended in 1748. It is a scheduled ancient monument, preserving a place where human life moved, adapted and departed.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Comrie Castle as Cropmark(s) (period Unknown), Enclosure (period Unassigned)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Comrie Castle is a medieval tower house located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, and was likely built in the 16th century by the Drummond family, a prominent Scottish noble lineage. It is remembered for its strategic position and as an example of early defensive architecture in the Scottish Borders region.
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Places near here
Comrie CastleCropmark(s) (period Unknown), Enclosure (period Unassigned) · 244 yd
Comrie BridgeStone(s) (period Unassigned) · 327 yd
Bridge of ComrieRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 415 yd
Taymouth Castle, Rustic LodgeLodge (19th Century) · 593 yd
Keltneyburn SmithyGallery · 1580 yd
CroftmoraigNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1751 yd
Dull WoodForest · 1.1 mi
Taymouth CastleNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.3 mi
Maxwell's TempleMemorial · 1.6 mi
Braes of Taymouth, the TowerTower House (medieval) · 1.7 mi
Highland SafarisHeritage attraction · 1.7 mi
Garth CastleCastle (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 1.9 mi