Megginch Castle
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Megginch Castle is a 15th century castle in Perth and Kinross
, in central Scotland
. It was the family home of the late Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange
. It is now occupied by Lady Strange's daughter Catherine Star Violetta Herdman and her husband.
Megginch Castle Gardens is home to trees such as ancient yews
and topiary
and is listed on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland
.
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross is one of 32 council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre...
, in central Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It was the family home of the late Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange
Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange
Jean Cherry Drummond of Megginch, 16th Baroness Strange was a cross bench hereditary peer in the House of Lords. She also wrote romantic novels and historical works.-Personal life:...
. It is now occupied by Lady Strange's daughter Catherine Star Violetta Herdman and her husband.
Megginch Castle Gardens is home to trees such as ancient yews
Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata is a conifer native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia. It is the tree originally known as yew, though with other related trees becoming known, it may be now known as the English yew, or European yew.-Description:It is a small-...
and topiary
Topiary
Topiary is the horticultural practice of training live perennial plants, by clipping the foliage and twigs of trees, shrubs and subshrubs to develop and maintain clearly defined shapes, perhaps geometric or fanciful; and the term also refers to plants which have been shaped in this way. It can be...
and is listed on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland
Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland
The Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland is a listing of gardens and designed landscapes of national artistic and/or historical significance, in Scotland. The Inventory was originally compiled in 1987, although it is a continually evolving list...
.