Welcome to the website of Castle Menzies and The Menzies Charitable Trust.

Castle Menzies is a spectacular sixteenth century Scottish castle, restored during the twentieth century by the Menzies Clan Society. Architecturally fascinating, it is a splendid Renaissance example of the transition in Scottish castles from earlier rugged Highland fortresses to later mansion houses.

The Castle was the seat of the Chiefs of Clan Menzies for over 400 years. Situated in a strategic location, it was involved in much of the turbulent history of the Highlands. During the second Jacobite rising the Castle hosted both Bonnie Prince Charlie, who rested on his way to Culloden in 1746 and, just four days later, the Duke of Cumberland, son of the British Monarch and commander of the Government forces.

Rescued as a ruin in 1957 by the then recently re-formed Menzies Clan Society, the Castle has been lovingly restored by generations of Society members and was placed into a charitable trust in 1993. It is open to all as a visitor attraction, museum, Clan centre for the Menzies Clan and venue for weddings, concerts and other hire. All proceeds are exclusively used for the continued restoration and maintenance of the Castle, its Walled Garden and the Old Kirk of Weem.

The Menzies Charitable Trust
Castle Menzies and its associated property are held and maintained by The Menzies Charitable Trust, a registered charity under charity number SC022203, regulated by OSCR.

The Trust is a separate body from the Menzies Clan Society, although the two organisations do have close links.

WEDDINGS

Castle Menzies is a spectacular Scottish castle wedding venue and an ideal location for weddings, parties, concerts, corporate events and filming. We provide a prestigious, historic and flexible venue.

Event hire
We are very used to hosting special and important events, from weddings and birthday parties to concerts, talks and corporate events.

Weddings
Weddings are our most popular type of hire and we are delighted to be able to offer our castle for such a special occasion. We do our utmost to cater for your every wish and aim to apply as few restrictions as possible, and our Castle Manager has wide discretion to agree to reasonable requests. We are licenced for civil and religious wedding ceremonies in the Dewar Room and Main Hall.

The local Registrar is Morven Cairncross in Aberfeldy.

Filming and photography
As well as the grandeur of its exterior and its main rooms, which have Georgian and Victorian styles, Castle Menzies also offers many interesting and unusual nooks and crannies as you would expect in a 16th Century castle. Many of the rooms on the upper floors are mostly bare and close to how they would originally have looked. We have a wide spiral staircase, well lit by natural light.

Rooms available
The following rooms may be used to hold your event:

Dewar Room

Our ballroomMeal in the Dewar Room at Castle Menzies, spectacular Scottish castle wedding venue, the Dewar Room, is the largest and grandest of our spaces available for hire. With splendid plaster ceiling and fine views over the countryside through large windows, this Victorian baronial style room on the first floor of the 19th Century wing of the Castle makes a fine setting for a meal (seating up to 100 comfortably or 120 at a squash), a ceilidh and other dancing, and wedding ceremony (seating up to 200). This room is licenced for civil wedding ceremonies. The landing directly outside the Dewar Room is a good site for a bar.

Click here to see a 360° view of the Dewar Room. (If you have problems viewing, please see our Virtual Tour page.)

Main Hall

Main Hall at Castle Menzies, spectacular Scottish castle wedding venueThe main hall of the Castle (which we also informally call the ‘Pink Room’) is a grand, panelled, Georgian style room on the first floor of the 16th Century part of the Castle. This room is full of natural light from tall windows and is accessed directly off the main spiral staircase. It can seat approximately 54 for a meal, 120 for a stand-up buffet and 80 for a seated wedding ceremony. This room is licenced for civil wedding ceremonies.

Antechamber

Antechamber to Main Hall at Castle Menzies, spectacular Scottish castle wedding venueImmediately off the Main Hall is an oak panelled antechamber which is a perfect spot for photographs, receiving wedding presents or for getting away from the noise of the Main Hall.