Stobhall

Stobhall or Stobhall Castle is a country house and estate in Perthshire in Scotland, 8 miles (13km) from Perth. the 17th-century dower house and several other buildings are Category A-listed with Historic Environment Scotland.[1]

The lands at Stobhall have been in the hands of the Drummond family, the Earls of Perth, since the 14th century.[1] Stobhall Castle was the ancestral seat of the Drummonds, a stronghold of Roman Catholicism in Scotland after the English Reformation, the Drummonds being staunch Roman Catholic recusants.[2] It is one of two castles (the other is Drummond Castle) traditionally associated with the family.

In early 2012, it was announced that the castle's antiques were up for auction. Family treasures worth some £900,000 were auctioned off as the heir apparent James David Drummond, Viscount of Strathallan (son of John Eric Drummond, 18th Earl of Perth and grandson of the 17th Earl) decided to relocate to London.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stobhall". portal.historic-scotland.gov.uk. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Now Up For Sale". Catholic Herald. 23 October 1953.
  3. ↑ "Treasures of Stobhall to go under hammer". The Scotsman. 1 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Stobhall Castle auction surpasses expectations". BBC. 3 May 2012.

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Coordinates: 56°29′36″N 3°24′40″W / 56.4934°N 3.4112°W / 56.4934; -3.4112

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