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| Blair Castle | |
|---|---|
 East front of Blair Castle | |
| Coordinates | 56°46′25″N 3°51′28″W / 56.7736°N 3.8578°W |
Listed Building – Category A | |
| Designated | 5 October 1971 |
| Reference no. | LB6074 |
| Designated | 1 July 1987 |
| Reference no. | GDL00059 |
  Location in Perth and Kinross | |
Blair Castle (in Scottish Gaelic: Caisteil Bhlàir) 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. The castle stands in Glen Garry, and commands a strategic position on the main route (now the A9 road) through the central Scottish Highlands.
The castle is a category A listed building,[1] and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.[2]
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "BLAIR CASTLE (Category A Listed Building) (LB6074)". Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "BLAIR CASTLE (GDL00059)". Retrieved 6 March 2019.