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Castle Menzies
Marriage stone of James Menzies and Barbara Stewart inserted in 1371
Ancient Portion of Castle Menzies
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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 Castle, destroyed c. 1502.[1][2]

  1. ^ File. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. ^ Logan, James. The Clans of the Scottish Highlands: Illustrated by Appropriate Figures, Displaying Their Dress, Tartans, Arms, Amorial Insignia and Social Occupations, p. 3. Ackerman. At Google Books. Retrieved 7 December 2014.

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