About the Estate

Murthly Estate is near Dunkeld and the River Tay, at the foot of the Perthshire Highlands, With the A9 and the Highland Railway line passing through the Estate, getting here is simple and takes just one hour from the Central Belt.

Our main business activites are sawmilling, residential property lets, farming, forestry, country sports, weddings and events, and biomass and solar energy production. We also maintain links with a variety of local organisations to ensure wider use of the Estate beyond our own activities.

There are miles of core paths across the Estate, and Murthly Primary School benefits from its own outdoor classroom in School Wood. We undertake tree conservation work as a partner of the International Conifer Conservation Programme.

The Murthly History Group has permanent access to our historical records.

We are also now working with the Dunkeld & Birnam Housing Development Trust to identify potential sites to develop affordable housing in the local area.

Castle Tours & Tree Tours

Tours of the castle and chapel can be arranged in advance for groups of 10 to 40 people. To book your tour, please get in touch well in advance. Tea / coffee and home baking are available on request at the time of booking.

Tours of the magnificent collection of trees in the castle policies can also be booked by prior arrangement. See Murthly's Champion trees and visit all five continents!

Local Area

Nearby Dunkeld and Birnam overlooks the River Tay and has a spectacular cathedral, a wide variety of indpedent shops, the Beatrix Potter exhibition, Birnam Arts and plenty of friendly pubs and eateries, many of which host the concerts of Scotland's finest folk musicans. It's also an excellent place to stay, with accommodation ranging from lodges, to caravan parks, to B&Bs, to country house hotels.

Murthly rates a mention for its highly-acclaimed bar restaurant, Uisge, while In Trochry you'll find the Scottish Country Sports Tourism Group, who cater for country sport beginners and run taster sessions.

You can explore the area around Murthly Village on foot using the Murthly History Group's walk leaflet.

The wider area of Highland Perthshire is an outdoor playground catering for fishing, walking, cycling, canyoning, stalking, white-water rafting and more.

Latest

Murthly Fishings

With our five-year average having risen for three years in a row (2024, 2025 and 2026), play your part in the excitement of rising catch figures by booking your salmon fishing at Murthly Beat 1 and Murthly Beat 2 on the River Tay. Phone Eilidh at our office on 07553 520 575 or send her an e-mail.. It's not all about the fish, though - Murthly has some of the most beautiful beat surroundings on the whole river, and is teeming with wildlife.

Murthly Sawmill

Our sawmill specialises in fencing, decking, woodchip, wooden and metal gates along with all the ironmongery and tools you need to install our products.

Powered by a PV panel installation, with cutting done by laser-guided technology, and all off-cuts going into the biomass boiler at Murthly Castle, the sawmill is a waste-free, environmentally-clean business. See our dedicated website at www.murthlysawmill.co.uk.

Weddings, Filming and other Events at Murthly Castle

We're taking bookings for weddings in 2027 and 2028, as well as TV production and corporate events from late 2026 onwards. We've had some fantastic weddings this year and are looking forward to the rest. We've also hosted some great days out for businesses and private groups.

Wildlife

Summer is giving way to autumn now, and we're starting to see a golden quality to the light and cooler mornings. There are plenty of red squirrels, hedgehogs, roe and fallow deer in evidence around the castle; the swallows are still here, though about to go; and other garden birds are picking up in volume now that chicks have fledged. We had two oyster catcher chicks in the walled garden this year, where the autumn flowers are now coming into their own.