East Drive Traditional Geocache
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cache is a lock & lock container, boots advisable. GPS reading will vary due to trees. This is a Non Premium Members Cache!
Park in Almondbank, or Get the bus from Perth Stagecoach 14 (visit link) or 15 (visit link) and get of at Mackenzie Drive. There is no access to this cache from the A85. Head up track through white gates at East Drive.
East Drive is the old coach road to Methven Castle. The present castle at Methven, built by the Duke of Lennox, dates from the mid 17th Century and is one of the last traditional tower house style castles to be built in Scotland.
The lands were originally held by the Mowbrays from the 11th Century. They passed to the Earls of Atholl but became forfeit to the King in 1427.
Margaret Tudor, sister of Henry VIII of England, lived in Methven Castle from 1526-41. Margaret married her 3rd husband Henry Stewart (later Lord Methven) in 1526.
Many a battle has been fought on this piece of land and many men, women and children have been killed and butchered here for all in the cause of freedom.
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orgjrra n YNETR fghzc jvgu frireny fznyy gehaxf naq zbff pbirerq snyyra gerr gehax.