Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust

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Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust provide opportunities for the conservation, enhancement and promotion of the historic environment of Perth and Kinross.

PKHT is a registered Scottish Charity which, since 1988, has had the aims of conserving and promoting archaeology and architectural heritage, for the benefit of residents, visitors and future generations. We achieve these objectives through the development and execution of projects, the administration of grants, the provision of information and advice, and a programme of outreach events and publications.

23/10/2026

Find out how to give your older building or historic home the best chance against storm damage and bad weather with these top tips.

20/10/2026

Is The Hermitage a beautiful location? ABSOLUTELY!

Is it worth risking your life, or the lives of others, to see it? ABSOLUTELY NOT!

When our CAR PARK FULL signs are displayed, they mean exactly that — our car park is full, and we cannot accommodate any more vehicles. Please drive on and return outside peak times, ideally before 10am or after 4pm, when spaces may be available.

Please remember that the A9 is a major trunk road, with traffic travelling at speeds of up to 60mph. Stopping, parking or attempting to cross the road in unsafe places puts lives at risk. No photograph or viewpoint is worth that risk.

🚫 For your safety and the safety of others, please:
-Do not queue on our slip road when car park full signs are on display
-Do not drop off or pick up passengers on our slip road.
-Do not stop or obstruct traffic on the A9.
-Do not park on verges or in nearby lay-bys and attempt to cross the A9 on foot.

Finally, a reminder: Our team is here to help and will always do their best to assist you. However, verbal abuse towards our staff will not be tolerated.

Respect the road. Put safety first. ❤️

Hello and welcome back to another Monument Monday, our monument today is MPK5393, aka Belmont Castle.Located just outsid...
19/10/2026

Hello and welcome back to another Monument Monday, our monument today is MPK5393, aka Belmont Castle.

Located just outside Meigle, Belmont Castle occupies several acres of beautiful woodland and former gardens, with associated stables, gate lodges and kennels. The estate began life as property of the Abbey of Dunkeld, with the earliest records referring to the area as Kirklands. The core of the mansion, a late medieval tower house, may date from this era.

Following the Reformation, the estate fell into private ownership, and in 1752 the current mansion was constructed. In 1887 it was bought by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, who served as Prime Minister 1905-1908. Sir Henry is buried in Meigle kirkyard.

The Castle served as a carehome for many years, which closed in 2013. Today, it stands empty.

The grounds of Belmont are well worth a visit, especially now as leaves begin to turn. In addition to the grand stables mentioned above, the area is archaeologically rich, being home to the prehistoric Belliduff cairn (MPK4942) and two standing stones MacBeth's Stone (MPK5392), and Seward's Stone (MPK4944).

Where in Perth and Kinross are you visiting this weekend? 🚶
17/10/2026

Where in Perth and Kinross are you visiting this weekend? 🚶

Postcards from Perthshire: The Queens View at the Pass of Killiecrankie
15/10/2026

Postcards from Perthshire: The Queens View at the Pass of Killiecrankie

We'd like to thank all of our participating venues who took part in Doors Open Days 2026 last month and all the visitors...
14/10/2026

We'd like to thank all of our participating venues who took part in Doors Open Days 2026 last month and all the visitors who made the festival as special as it always is!

If you still have banners, bunting or feedback forms, please contact our Outreach Officer, Rory Bryce, at [email protected] so he can arrange collection.

We're still a while away yet, but if you want your venue to be part of Doors Open Days 2027, let us know asap and we'll get the ball rolling 🚪

Below is a shot of the beautiful Meigle Bowling Club Pavilion, taken by Fraser Band during Doors Open Days this year.

Under One Roof Scotland have recently launched a new toolkit to help homeowners overcome challenges in communicating wit...
13/10/2026

Under One Roof Scotland have recently launched a new toolkit to help homeowners overcome challenges in communicating with their neighbours and fellow owners.

Under One Roof understand that working with your neighbours can be a major barrier to organising common repairs in tenement buildings. Some tenement flat owners struggle to get in touch with their fellow owners, let alone hold votes, make decisions and save together for the cost of repairs.

This new toolkit, written by Dr Iain Cairns and Emma Miller from the University of Strathclyde, is designed to help you overcome these barriers.

Titled 'Governing Scottish Tenements: Democratic Skills for Sustainable Tenement Stewardship,' the toolkit will show you how to apply skills such as communication, reasoning and interpersonal skills to the task of organising tenement repairs.

It will help guide you through every step of tracking your fellow owners down, having difficult conversations, and making the process easier by setting up and running an owners' association.

The toolkit is free to access and available here:

https://underoneroof.scot/toolkit-on-owners-associations-now-available/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_source_platform=mailpoet&utm_campaign=September%2026%20newsletter

Visitors of all ages had a fantastic experience at the Trust's Creative Rock Art Workshop in Aberfeldy for Doors Open Da...
10/10/2026

Visitors of all ages had a fantastic experience at the Trust's Creative Rock Art Workshop in Aberfeldy for Doors Open Days this year 🖌️ 🪨

Participants between the ages of 5 and 80 took part in creative exercises which saw them recreate rock art patterns from the local area based on those left behind by our ancestors 5,000 years ago!

Let us know if you took part, and feel free to share your memories and photos from the workshop!

Postcards from Perthshire: Band Stand at the North Inch, Perth.
08/10/2026

Postcards from Perthshire: Band Stand at the North Inch, Perth.

Hello and welcome back to another Monument Monday, our monument today is MPK14654, aka the Upper Glendevon Reservoir. Wh...
05/10/2026

Hello and welcome back to another Monument Monday, our monument today is MPK14654, aka the Upper Glendevon Reservoir.

Whilst the reservoir itself isn't too old (being built in 1955 to supply water for Dunfermline), it conceals an unexpectedly rich historic landscape. Most famously, the remains of farmhouses, sheepfolds, and field boundaries emerge from the water during periods of drought. One such dry spell was in 2003, when news reports of the remains prompted the Trust to investigate the area in more detail.

As the photos below show, what remained was a unique landscape, stripped of topsoil, peat, and bracken. Several archaeologically significant discoveries were made, including the heavily truncated remains of a Bronze Age kist burial, a potential Pictish square barrow, and a possible medieval motte.

Details of the survey can be found in an article in Vol 12 of the Tayside and Fife Archaeological Committee (TAFAC)'s Journal, "Upper Glendevon: the Archaeology of a Reservoir" (available here: https://www.tafac.org.uk/category/journals/).

Address

8 Bridge Lane
Perth
PH15JJ

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+441738477080

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