Balvaird Castle is a picturesque and well-preserved late‑medieval tower house in Perthshire, Scotland now a prime filming location for Outlander Blood of my Blood season 1 and 2 as the home of Simon Fraser , Lord Lovat , played by veteran Scottish actor Tony Curran .

Balvaird Castle Outlander: Blood of My Blood filming location

In the Outlander prequel Blood of My Blood, Balvaird Castle appears on screen as “Castle Leathers”, serving as the imposing estate of Lord Simon Fraser.

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Balvaird Castle is Castle Leathers , ancestral home of Lord Simon Fraser and his bastard son Brian Fraser . Julia Beauchamp finds herself in service to Simon Fraser in the Outlander prequel and has to pretend her baby is his .

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Private Tours Edinburgh offers day trips from Edinburgh on private tours to Outlander film locations and the Kelpies in Falkirk

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Looking for something different when you’re in Scotland ? Visit the Kelpies – you pass them on the way to Doune Castle from Edinburgh anyway ! Two 100 feet high statues of Clydesdale horses Duke and Baron , a unique tribute to these powerful workhorses used to pull barges along the canals of Scotland in the 19th century . A hundred years ago there were 1000 Clydesdale horses stabled in Falkirk alone .

Your guide will take you to the best spots for taking pictures of the beautiful scenery of Glencoe and the Highlands.