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<p>The Great Hall of Blair Castle with its display of different weapons, viewed from the gallery, Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland<br />
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<u>Some background information:</u><br />
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Blair Castle stands is the ancestral home of the Clan Murray, and was historically the seat of their chief, the Duke of Atholl, though the current chief, the 12th Duke of Atholl, lives in South Africa, where he was born and raised. The estate is located near the village of Blair Atholl in the historic county of Perthshire in central Scotland. Blair Castle is a category A listed building, and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.<br />
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The construction of Blair Castle Blair Castle is said to have been started in 1269 by John I Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, a northern neighbour of David I Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl, who started building on the Earl's land while the Earl of Atholl was away on crusade. Upon his return, the Earl complained about the interloper to King Alexander III, won back his land, and incorporated the tower that had been built into his own castle.<br />
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David II Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl, forfeited the titles and estates after rebelling against King Robert the Bruce in 1308, and the King granted them to Niall mac Cailein. The earldom was conveyed to a number of individuals over the years until 1457, when James II granted it to his half-brother John Stewart. In 1629, John Murray, son of the second Earl of Tullibardine, became Earl of Atholl, and the title has since remained in the Murray family.<br />
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During the Wars of the Three Kingdoms of the 17th century, the Murrays supported the Royalist cause, which led to Blair Castle being taken by Oliver Cromwell's army following his invasion of 1650. The restored Charles II created the title Marquess of Atholl for John Murray, 2nd Earl of Atholl, while the title Duke of Atholl was granted to the 2nd Marquess a few decades later in 1703.<br />
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When Viscount Dundee launched the first Jacobite rising in April 1689, Atholl decided to remain loyal to the government, although two of his sons joined the Jacobites. Hence, Atholl's factor, Patrick Stewart of Ballechin, held Blair Castle for King James. After Ballechin had refused entry to Atholl's whiggish son and heir, Lord John Murray, the latter laid siege to the castle, and General Mackay was approaching to join him and to seize it for the Williamites.<br />
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Viscount Dundee relieved the castle, and the crucial Battle of Killiecrankie was fought because Dundee did not want to retreat and surrender the castle to Mackay. Dundee and his allied clan chiefs held a council of war at the castle on the eve of the battle. The next day, Dundee was killed, but the Jacobites won the Battle of Killiecrankie. After the battle, Blair Castle remained in Jacobite hands for some time and continued to play an important role, for example, when the Jacobite Highland chiefs swore a bond there in August 1689, to continue the rising.<br />
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During the Jacobite rising of 1745, Blair Castle was occupied twice by Prince Charles Edward Stuart and his Jacobite army. However, the Jacobites unwisely abandoned it both times and government forces including Lowland Clan Agnew were able to recapture it. They held Blair Castle against the Jacobites, who laid siege to it during the last stages of the rising. In March 1746 the government troops were besieged almost to dying of starvation, until the Jacobite forces withdrew to fight the British government forces at the Battle of Culloden.<br />
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In 1844, Queen Victoria and her consort Prince Albert visited and stayed at Blair Castle. After her visit, she gave permission to re-establish the Atholl Highlanders. The Atholl Highlanders are still a Scottish private ceremonial infantry regiment of 125 servicemen, based at Blair Castle. It is not part of the British Armed Forces but under the command of the Duke of Atholl. It is thus considered to be the "only legal private army in Europe".<br />
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In the 1870s, Blair Castle arrivedm at its present architectural form, when it was remodelled when for the 7th Duke of Atholl in the Scottish Baronial style. In 1885, a new ballroom was added. During World War I, parts of the castle were converted into an auxiliary hospital. After 1922 the family found it more convenient to live in their private apartments. Since 1936, both building and gardens have been open to the public. The castle’s many rooms feature important collections of weapons, hunting trophies, souvenirs of the Murray clan, ethnographica, paintings, furniture, and needlework collected by the Murray family over many generations.<br />
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Before his death in 1996, the 10th Duke of Atholl placed Blair Castle and most of his estates in a charitable trust, shielding them from inheritance taxes and leaving them under Scottish control, as his heir John Murray, the 11th Duke, had indicated he had no desire to leave his native South Africa. His son Bruce Murray, the 12th Duke of Atholl, likewise has no intention of leaving South Africa and relocating his residence to Scotland.</p>

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<p>Somewhere between Pitlochry and Aviemore, morning broke over the Scottish Highlands. Mountains fell into silhouette as the first light reached across the water, catching the clouds in gold beneath a deep blue winter sky. Photographed through the window of a northbound train, it was one of those fleeting landscapes that seemed to appear out of nowhere, linger for a moment, and then slip away.</p>

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<p>Historic Linlithgow Palace, Scotland – an extraordinary Renaissance royal palace overlooking Linlithgow Loch, with centuries of connections to the Stewart dynasty.</p>

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<p> Please be aware... Photos are purely for entertainment. I am no expert. Titles are from recognition - what I was told - or a quick search. Polite comments or corrections are welcome.</p>

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<p>A day at the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe 2026.<br />
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© Tam Mains. All rights reserved. Do not reproduce this image on websites or on social media without the owners consent.</p>

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<p>A6-EXZ Emirates<br />
Airbus A350-941<br />
Edinburgh Airport, Scotland<br />
18th August 2026</p>

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<p>Director Bart Simpson talking in the Cameo Cinema after the screening of his fascinating documentary, The MAD World of Harvey Kurtzman.<br />
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Kurtzman, as I am sure many of you already know, was an outstanding cartoonist, creating amazing work for the legendary EC Comics, before the censorship rules ruined comics for decades. <br />
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He would then be instrumental in the creation of the iconic MAD magazine, other series and works and teaching, helping and inspiring new cartoonists, including some who would push the medium, like Robert Crumb, a young Terry Gilliam before his Monty Python days and more. <br />
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It's a fascinating documentary about an outstanding artist, with some great talking heads (including Crumb, Gilliam, and Matt Groening), and with a lot of respect for the medium, for the artist and the influence he left.<br />
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As with the other film festival shots, I apologise for the lower quality - shot in a dark cinema with a projection on the screen, far from ideal!</p>

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