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County of Perth -- Ph. [Parish] of Monzievaird and Strowan united

"The most remarkable view presently existing in these parishes is an old castle,
situated on the north of the Loch of Monzievaird, on a peninsula, which, being separated
from the mainland by a narrow isthmus, must in former times have been converted into
an island, and approached only by a drawbridge, for the purposes of strength and security. The
building, which is now reduced to a square tower of about 17 by 18 feet within walls, had formerly been more extensive.
The walls are about five or six feet in thickness, and still hard as adamant. There is a vague tradition that
this castle belonged to the Red Cumin, Bruce's antagonist and rival for the throne of Scotland. And in the
charter by which the lands of Ochtertyre came into the family of the present proprietor, and which is dated 1467,
it receives the appellation of antiquum fortalicium, from which it appears, that, even at the distance of 400 years,it was
regarded as an old building. The proper name of it is Castle Cluggy.Sir William Murray, first Baronet of
Ochtertyre, inhabited this Castle for some time about 1650, during the usurpation of Cromwell; and the spot
on which it stood then received the name of the Dry Isle. In the lake of Ochtertyre , about 80 yards distant
from the Dry Isle, is an artificial island, formed of stones, supported by oak trees,which tradition
represents to have been a type of prison attached to the castle." Statistical Account