Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Ogilvie

Ogilvie, a ruined castle in Blackford parish, Perthshire, on a part of the Ochil Hills, called from it the Braes of Ogilvie, 1 mile SE of Blackford village. It appears to have been a place of great strength, both in structure and in position.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a ruined castle"   (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites")
Administrative units: Blackford ScoP       Perthshire ScoCnty

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