DESCRIBED as a "fairytale mansion" by a famous urban explorer online, Dunalastair Castle has a fascinating history which has largely been "forgotten".
Purchased by the McDonald Family in 1853, the original home was demolished to make way for the present structure, which now lies as a ruin.
Sir John Macdonald, who commanded the land forces in Scotland, also built much of the nearby village of Kinloch Rannoch, including its Episcopal Church and the MacDonald Arms Hotel (now the Dunalastair Hotel Suites).
See the abandoned 'fairytale' castle in Scotland that has been 'forgotten'
In 1881, the estate in Scotland was sold by Alastair Macdonald, son of Sir John, to Hugh Tennent.
It was then bought by James Clark Bunten, Chairman of the Caledonian Railway Company, according to the Dunalastair Estate website.
The Perthshire house itself, which was designed by local architect Andrew Heiton, was only used for its original purpose until the First World War, when the staff needed to run the large estate were no longer available.
During the Second World War, the property was requisitioned and used as a Polish school.
During this time, the castle suffered major damage and saw the loss of its Millais painting when a fire broke out in the drawing room.
The house was then badly vandalised in the 1960s when lead from the roof was stolen and other easily removable parts were taken.
Nowadays, the site lies in a ruinous state, but, despite this, it has been described as a "forgotten treasure" by the Tartan and Teacups blog and an "incredible" castle by The Bearded Explorer on YouTube.
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Those coming here can still see the coat of arms over one of the entrances, while the skeleton of the "impressive" ruin remains intact.
In one section of the former home, a tree can be seen growing through one of the doorways.
The inside of the building appears to be precarious to traverse, with the vlogger saying: "This is probably the most dangerous site I have ever explored."
