Comrie Castle is a ruined castle about 15 miles north (as the crow flies, rather over 30 by road) of

Comrie Comrie may refer to: Places *Comrie (crater), a lunar crater *Comrie, Fife, a village in Fife, Scotland *Comrie, Perth and Kinross, a village and parish in Strathearn, Scotland People with the surname *Aaron Comrie (born 1997), Scottish footballer ...

Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and S ...

, Scotland. The castle is located on the

River Lyon Glen Lyon ( gd, Gleann Lìomhann) is a glen in the Perth and Kinross region of Scotland. It is the longest enclosed glen in Scotland and runs for from Loch Lyon in the west to the village of Fortingall in the east. This glen was also known ...

. The castle was originally the seat of the Menzies family. Partially destroyed by fire in 1487, the seat of the Menzies family moved to

Weem Castle Weem Castle is a former castle near Weem, Scotland. The castle was located near 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 vil ...

. Rebuilt in the sixteenth century, as a L-plan tower house, the castle was last occupied in 1748 and became ruinous. It is now protected as a

scheduled monument In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change. The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage and d ...

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*Coventry, M. (2008) Castles of the Clans: the strongholds and seats of 750 Scottish families and clans. Musselburgh. *MacGibbon and Ross, D and T. (1887–92) The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland from the twelfth to the eighteenth centuries, 5v. Edinburgh. *Millar, A H. (1890a) The historical castles and mansions of Scotland: Perthshire and Forfarshire. Paisley. *Perthshire illustrated. (1844) Perthshire illustrated: a series of select views of the picturesque and romantic scenery, palaces, castles and seats, with historical and descriptive illustrations and an account of the royal progress through the county in 1842. London; Edinburgh; Glasgow. Castles in Perth and Kinross Ruined castles in Perth and Kinross Demolished buildings and structures in Scotland Former castles in Scotland Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Perth and Kinross {{Scotland-struct-stub

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