Perth Castle
| Perth Castle | ||
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| Creation time : | 9th century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg, moth | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Standing position : | Scottish royalty | |
| Place: | Perth | |
| Geographical location | 56 ° 23 '53.9 " N , 3 ° 25' 45.8" W | |
| Height: | 10 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Perth Castle is an Outbound hill castle (Motte) in Perth in the Scottish county of Perthshire (now part of the administrative Perth and Kinross ). The castle dates from the 9th century. The Danes attacked Perth Castle in the 9th century.
A moth was built on this site in the 12th century . It was once a royal residence.
King Malcolm IV was besieged there in 1160 by Ferchard, 2nd Earl of Strathearn , and five other Earls. In 1290 a flood damaged the Motte, so that the castle had to be rebuilt. The new castle had to be handed over to the English as early as 1296 . Soon it came under Scottish control again, only to be recaptured again in 1298 by the troops of King Edward I of England . So she changed hands several times; the English stormed them in 1300 and 1303. In 1306 and 1309 Perth Castle was again besieged by Scottish troops, but withstood the sieges. In 1309, however, they were able to recapture the Scots, after which the English recaptured them in 1311. On January 8, 1313, the forces of King Robert the Bruce took Perth Castle again.
Perth Castle remained in ruins until 1860 . Today there is no trace of the castle left.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Perth Castle . In: Canmore . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved December 8, 2017.