Menzies baronets

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The Menzies Baronetcy, of Castle Menzies in the County of Perth, was a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 2 September 1665 for Alexander Menzies. The title became extinct on the death of the eighth Baronet in 1910. It was unsuccessfully claimed between 1914 and 1917 by David Prentice Menzies, of Plean Castle, Stirlingshire, who claimed to be the nearest lawful heir male of line of Captain James Menzies.

Castle Menzies

Castle Menzies in Scotland is the ancestral seat of the Clan Menzies and the Menzies Baronets. It is located a little to the west of the small village of Weem, near Aberfeldy in the Highlands of Perthshire, close to the former site of Weem Castle, destroyed c. 1502. The manager is David Henderson.

Perthshire registration county in central Scotland

Perthshire, officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south. It was a local government county from 1890 to 1930.

Plean Castle

Plean Tower, also known as Cock-a-bendy Castle, Mengie Castle, Menzies Castle and Plane Castle, is located around 1 mile (1.6 km) from Plean, in Stirling, central Scotland. It comprises a small oblong tower house probably dating from the 15th century, and an adjoining 16th-century manor house.

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Menzies baronets, of Castle Menzies (1665)

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