Blair Castle
Blair Castle stands in its grounds near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire in Scotland. It is the ancestral home of the Clan Murray, and was historically the seat of their chief, the Duke of Atholl, though the current chief, the 12th Duke of Atholl, lives in South Africa, where he was born and raised.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: March 28th—October 26th 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: country house in Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
- Address: Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, PH18 5TL
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blair Atholl railway station and Tilt Viaduct, Blair Atholl.
Blair Atholl railway station
Railway station
Photo: Martin Addison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blair Atholl railway station is a railway station serving the village of Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Highland Main Line, 35 miles 9 chains from Perth, between Pitlochry and Dalwhinnie. Blair Atholl railway station is situated 3,300 feet southeast of Blair Castle.
Tilt Viaduct, Blair Atholl
Bridge
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tilt Viaduct, Blair Atholl is a bridge, which is situated 4,200 feet southeast of Blair Castle.
Creag Odhar
Peak
Creag Odhar is a rocky mountain peak in the southern Highlands of Scotland, in Perthshire north of Aberfeldy. The name is Gaelic, from creag, meaning "crag" or "peak", and odhar, meaning "gray". It rises 523 metres above sea level. Creag Odhar is situated 1½ miles southeast of Blair Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Blair and Blair Atholl.
Old Blair
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Blair is a tiny village of 18th century stone houses in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, adjoining and overlooking the grounds of Blair Castle. It is the site of St Bride's Kirk, the original church of Blair Atholl parish.
Blair Atholl
Bridge of Tilt
Village
Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridge of Tilt is a village in Perthshire, Scotland, built around the River Tilt, near its confluence with the River Garry. It is 5+3⁄4 miles northwest of Pitlochry.
Blair Castle
- Categories: country house, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.77335° or 56° 46′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.85752° or 3° 51′ 27″ westElevation
440 feet (134 metres)Open location code
9C8RQ4FR+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 227037572OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
2655396Wikidata ID
Q532627
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Blair Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Blair gaztelua”
- Chinese: “布莱尔城堡”
- Chinese: “布萊爾城堡”
- Czech: “Blair Castle”
- Dutch: “Blair Castle”
- French: “château de Blair”
- French: “Château de Blair”
- German: “Blair Castle”
- Hebrew: “טירת בלייר”
- Hungarian: “Blair kastély”
- Italian: “castello di Blair”
- Italian: “Castello di Blair”
- Japanese: “ブレア城”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Blair Castle”
- Polish: “Zamek Blair”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Blair”
- Russian: “Блэр”
- Russian: “Замок Блэр”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Blair”
- Swedish: “Blair Castle”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Блер”
- Welsh: “Castell Blair”
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