{{Short description|Castle in Stirling, Scotland}} {{distinguish|Kilbride Castle|Castle Kilbride}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} thumb|300px|Kilbryde Castle|alt=Sketch of Kilbryde Castle. Along with the castle - which is a two storey building, there are trees on both sides, and a wall with arches around the property thumb|300px|Kilbryde Chapel|alt=Photo of the castle with the front door closed. The roof is grey in colour, and the building (one storey from this angle) is brown in colour. There are large glass windows which are closed. There are trees on both sides.
'''Kilbryde Castle''' is a castellated Scottish castle in the Scots baronial style.
The castle lies on the A820 between Doune and Dunblane in southern Perthshire.
Its extensive gardens are open to the public on selected days or by appointment.<ref name="scotlandsgardens">{{cite web|url=http://www.scotlandsgardens.org/gardens/garden/d4db2960-819a-49f9-a0fc-99a1010b28cd|title=Kilbryde Castle|website=Scotland's Gardens|accessdate=2017-09-27|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928055926/http://www.scotlandsgardens.org/gardens/garden/d4db2960-819a-49f9-a0fc-99a1010b28cd|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The property was originally built by the Earl of Menteith in 1460. It is currently owned by Sir James and Lady Carola Campbell. The family has owned the castle since 1659.<ref name="pressreader">{{cite magazine| magazine=Scottish Field|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/scottish-field/20150501/281560879298551|title=THE NEVER ENDING STORY| date=1 May 2015 | author=Nichola Hunter|via=PressReader|accessdate=2017-09-27}}</ref>
The castle was the home of Sir J. Campbell baronet in the mid 19th century.<ref>Perth Post Office Directory 1865: List of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Country Seats</ref>
The castle was remodelled by the Scottish architect Thomas Heiton<ref name="scottisharchitects">{{cite web|url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=201088|website=scottisharchitects.org.uk|title=www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=201088|accessdate=2017-09-27}}</ref> to its current appearance in the late 1870s<ref name="hha">{{cite web|url=https://www.hha.org.uk/Property/2552/Kilbryde-Castle|website=hha.org.uk|title=Kilbryde Castle :: Historic Houses Association|accessdate=2017-09-27|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928060008/https://www.hha.org.uk/Property/2552/Kilbryde-Castle|url-status=dead}}</ref> following the collapse of the roof in 1877. The building was refurbished again in the 1950s.
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==External links== * [https://canmore.org.uk/site/24735/kilbryde-castle Canmore listing]
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Category:Castles in Stirling (council area) Category:Listed castles in Scotland +