Lude House (also known as House of Lude or Lude Estate) is a

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and estate in

Blair Atholl Blair Atholl (from the Scottish Gaelic: ''Blàr Athall'', originally ''Blàr Ath Fhodla'') is a village in Perthshire, Scotland, built about the confluence of the Rivers Tilt and Garry in one of the few areas of flat land in the midst of the Gr ...

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. It was completed in 1839, and it received its historic designation in 1971. The building was designed by

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. Today's building replaces an earlier structure, owned by the Robertson family, which was demolished in the early 19th century. As of 2022, it is the seat of Andrew Grant, whose family has owned the estate since 1938. The McInroy family owned it in the 19th century. The estate's six cottages are available for rental. Lude Airfield (

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GB-0329; also known as Blair Atholl Airfield), located around to the south, is owned by the estate.Blair Atholl
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References

External links

Lude Estate's official website
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