Weem Castle is a former castle near
Weem
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, 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 village of Weem, near Aberfeldy in the Highlands of Perthshire, close to the former site of Weem ...
.
The castle became the seat of the
Menzies family after
Comrie Castle was partially destroyed by fire in 1487. Weem Castle was destroyed in 1502 by Nigel Stewart of Garth in a dispute over the lands of Fothergill. The stone and timber were used in the construction of Castle Menzies.
References
Further reading
*Millar, A H. (1890a) The historical castles and mansions of Scotland: Perthshire and Forfarshire. Paisley.
Castles in Perth and Kinross
Ruined castles in Perth and Kinross
Demolished buildings and structures in Scotland
Former castles in Scotland
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