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Gleneagles Castle

Pont 22: South Strathearn; GlenAlmond Timothy Pont, c.1583 – 1596image courtesy of NLS

Gleneagles Castle is a ruined 15th century castle built on land which has belonged to the Haldane family since the 12th century.

In the 15th century John Haldane of Gleneagles married Agnes Menteith, a daughter of Murdoch Menteith of Rusky and a granddaughter of Margaret, sister of Isabella, Countess of Lennox. In 1460 the Countess of Lennox, eldest daughter of Donnchadh, Earl of Lennox, died. Her sons and husband had predeceased her, as had her two sisters, Elizabeth and Margaret, and so the Earldom of Lennox was divided between her sister’s heirs and Agnes Menteith inherited a quarter of the Earldom.

Agnes’s sister, Elizabeth Menteith, who married John Napier of Merchiston, also inherited a quarter of the Earldom, while Sir John Stewart of Darnley inherited the other half of the Earldom. In 1493 John Haldane and his son, James, reached an agreement with Sir John whereby they renounced their claims over the superiority and tenandry of their quarter of the Earldom.

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Alternative names for Gleneagles Castle

Gleneges; Glennegas; Glennegass; Glennoges

Clans associated with Gleneagles Castle

Haldane

Surnames associated with Gleneagles Castle

Hadden

Haldane

Haldean

Halden

Where is Gleneagles Castle?

Gleneagles Castle is in the parish of Blackford and the county of Perthshire.

Grid reference: NN 92888 09248

Lat / long: 56.263667, -3.730743

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Stirling & Ochil Hills West (Alloa & Dunblane)
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Crieff, Comrie & Glen Artney (Strathearn & Auchterarder)
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Weather at Gleneagles Castle

15°C
max 15°C / min 15°C
10km/h ENE
1027mb
66%
82%
04:02 20:20

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Weather observed at Auchterarder at 10:58

References (websites)

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Ancient sites near Gleneagles Castle

Gleneagles B standing stone

0.7km away

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0.8km away

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0.9km away

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3.2km away

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Pictish stones near Gleneagles Castle

Blackford Class I symbol stone

0.7km away

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9.9km away

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14.8km away

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14.8km away

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15.1km away

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23.2km away
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Pictish sites near Gleneagles Castle

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83.3km away

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Accommodation near Gleneagles Castle

Duchally Country Estate
self-catering lodgesAuchterarder
0.9km away
Gleneagles Hotel
hotelAuchterarder
2.6km away
Cairn Lodge Hotel
hotelAuchterarder
3.1km away
Blackford Hotel
hotelBlackford
3.3km away
Glendevon Hotel
hotelAuchterarder
3.6km away
An Lochan Tormaukin
hotel, bar, restaurantGleneagles
8.0km away
Castle Campbell Hotel
hotelDollar
11.8km away
Sheriffmuir Inn
hotel, pub, restaurantDunblane
12.4km away
Merlindale
bed and breakfastCrieff
13.1km away
The Rowans
bed and breakfastNew Fowlis
13.8km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Gleneagles Castle

An Lochan Tormaukin
hotel, bar, restaurantGleneagles
8.0km away
Sheriffmuir Inn
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12.4km away
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14.5km away
Knock Castle Hotel & Spa
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14.8km away
Famous Grouse Experience
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16.1km away
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17.5km away
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19.9km away
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19.9km away
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hotel, restaurantStirling
20.3km away
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hotel, restaurant, barStirling
20.6km away
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Published on the 3rd of July 2011 at 4:52 pm. Updated on the 18th of September 2024 at 1:58 pm.

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