Perth Castle was a 9th-century castle in
Perth
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, Scotland. It was located near the northern end of today's
Skinnergate. In the 19th century, there was a memorial to the castle in Castle Gable, which ran north-west from the castle's former location,
today occupied by
Perth Concert Hall.
History
The Danes attacked the castle in the 9th century. A
motte-and-bailey castle
A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade. Relatively easy ...
was built in the 12th century. The castle was once a royal residence. King
Malcolm IV of Scotland
Malcolm IV (; ), nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" (between 23 April and 24 May 1141 – 9 December 1165) was King of Scotland from 1153 until his death. He was the eldest son of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumbria (died 1152) and Ada de War ...
was besieged at the castle in 1160 by
Ferchar, Earl of Strathearn, and five other earls. A flood in 1209 damaged the castle and it became the residence of the Scottish Kings after the destruction of the Royal Palace in 1210.
A further flood in 1290 damaged the motte mound and required the castle to be rebuilt. The castle was surrendered to the English in 1296. After it reverted to Scottish control, King
Edward I of England
Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots (Latin: Malleus Scotorum), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 ...
captured the castle in 1298, 1300 and 1303. Besieged in 1306 and 1309 by Scottish forces, it withheld the sieges. It was captured in 1309 by Scottish forces and then by English forces in 1311. On 8 January 1313, the castle was captured by King
Robert I of Scotland
Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (), was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert led Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against Kingdom of Eng ...
, who ordered the walls and castle to be destroyed. This was done to prevent the castle being used again by English forces garrisoning the castle against Scotland. Nothing remains above ground.
See also
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Gowrie House
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Spey Tower
References
Further reading
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External links
*https://thecastleguy.co.uk/castle/perth-castle/
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Castles in Perth, Scotland
Demolished buildings and structures in Scotland
Former castles in Scotland
9th-century establishments in Scotland
9th century in Scotland
14th-century disestablishments in Scotland
Scotland in the High Middle Ages
Royal residences in Scotland
9th-century fortifications
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