Castle ‘badly damaged’ in blaze

Blair Castle - Pic by Terry CawthorneThe fire was in Blair Castle’s clock tower

A 13th Century Scottish castle has been damaged in a blaze.

Firefighters were called to a fire in the clock tower at Blair Castle in Pitlochry, Perthshire, on Thursday evening.

Seven crews attended the blaze, which broke out at about 2035 GMT. Tayside Police said the cause was not yet known.

Blair Castle is the ancient seat of the Dukes and Earls of Atholl and its history dates back about 740 years.

A Tayside Police spokesman said: “At 8.35pm police and the fire and rescue service were called to a fire at Blair Castle in Pitlochry.

“The fire was contained to the clock tower and there were no persons injured.

“The cause has not yet been determined.”

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