Newton Castle

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Newton Castle
Newton Castle from SW.jpg
The castle, from the southwest, pictured in 2008
Coordinates 56°35′31″N3°21′01″W / 56.592024°N 3.350413°W / 56.592024; -3.350413
Builtc. 1550;474 years ago (1550)
Listed Building – Category A
Designated5 October 1971
Reference no. LB22314
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Location in Perth and Kinross

Newton Castle, a Category A listed building dating to the mid-16th century, stands near the town of Blairgowrie in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. [1] [2] It had minor alterations in the 18th century, and in 1883 a wing was added to the northwest, possibly by Lake Falconer. A subterranean vault, possibly discovered in 1911, is listed separately. [1]

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Owners

The castle's documented history begins around 1550, when a George Drummond purchased the lands of "Newton of Blair". Another George Drummond, the six-times Lord Provost of Edinburgh, was born here in 1688. [1]

The Grahams of Balgowan were the next family to live at the castle. [1]

In 1748, Thomas Graham, one of the Duke of Wellington's generals, became Lord Lynedoch. [1]

Colonel Alan Macpherson, 26th Hereditary Chief of Clan Macpherson, and Catharine Richardson Hill bought the estate in 1787, and it has remained in his family ever since. [3]

In February 2021, Sir William Macpherson, the only son of the above and the then-occupant of the castle, died at the age of 94. [4] He was succeeded by his son, Jamie, as the 28th Hereditary Chief of Clan Macpherson. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Historic Environment Scotland. "Newton Castle (Category A Listed Building) (LB22314)" . Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. Newton CastleCanmore
  3. Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2552. ISBN   0-9711966-2-1.
  4. "Obituary: Sir William Macpherson of Cluny, clan chief and judge" The Scotsman , 3 March 2021
  5. Chief of Clan Macpherson James Brodie Macpherson of Cluny – Clan-Macpherson.org