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  2. Blair Castle - Wikipedia

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    The Castle and the Atholl Estates were used in the 2008 reality television series Conquer the Castle. Most Dukes of Atholl are buried in the family burial ground next to the ruins of St Bride's Kirk in the grounds of Blair Castle. St Bride's was the village church of Old Blair but fell into disuse after 1823 when the estate village was ...

  3. Blairlogie Castle - Wikipedia

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    Blairlogie situated within the Ochill Hills. The castle is perched above the village of Blairlogie with a small burn running to the east. The Castle is at its core a 16th century tower house and consists of four parts: the old tower, composed of three storeys and at least two corner turrets; a rectangular block to the rear; two extensions on the eastern side.

  4. Blairlogie - Wikipedia

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    At the foot of Castle Law (and giving its name to the hill) stands Blairlogie Castle (also known as "The Blair"), built in 1543 by Alexander Spittal. The castle and surrounding estate was purchased by Lt Col Hare of Calder Hall in 1891 who modernised it. [2] An abandoned copper mine lies to the east of the village. [3]

  5. Blair Atholl - Wikipedia

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    Blair Atholl's most famous feature is Blair Castle (NN 865 662), one of Scotland's premier stately homes, and the last castle in the British Isles to be besieged, in 1746 during the last Jacobite rising. The Castle was the traditional home of the Earls (later Marquesses, now Dukes) of Atholl.

  6. Duke of Atholl - Wikipedia

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    St Bride's was the village church of Old Blair but fell into disuse after 1823 when the estate village was relocated to its current location. [4] The holder of the dukedom of Atholl also commands the only legal private army in Europe, the Atholl Highlanders, which is headquartered at Blair Castle. [5]

  7. Association of Mary, Queen of Scots, and James VI - Wikipedia

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    Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI, a double portrait made in 1583, possibly to promote the "association", Blair Castle. [1] The Association was the name given to plans in the 1580s for Mary, Queen of Scots, to return to Scotland and rule jointly with her son, King James VI. [2] The plans came to nothing, despite diplomatic efforts. [3]

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  9. List of family seats of Scottish nobility - Wikipedia

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    Gordon Castle, Huntly Castle, and Richmond House, London Duke of Argyll: Inveraray Castle, Argyll: Rosneath Castle, Argyll Duke of Atholl: Blair Castle, Perth and Kinross: Dunkeld House, Perth and Kinross Duke of Montrose: Auchmar, Stirling: Buchanan Castle, Stirling Duke of Roxburghe: Floors Castle, Scottish Borders: Duke of Sutherland