Murrayshall Country Estate & Golf Club, in Scone, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, features two 20th-century golf courses surrounding a 17th-century house.[3] The golf courses were completed in 1981,[4] having received approval from the Tayside Planning and Development Committee in 1976.[5] Located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Perth Airport, the two golf courses are Murrayshall and Lynedoch.
Club information | |
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Location in Scotland Location in Perth and Kinross, Scotland | |
Coordinates | 56°25′10″N 3°22′14″W / 56.419502°N 3.370637°W |
Location | Scone, Perth and Kinross, Scotland |
Established | 1981 |
Total holes | 36 |
Website | https://www.murrayshall.co.uk/ |
Murrayshall Course (18 holes)[1] | |
Designed by | J. Hamilton Stutt |
Par | 73 |
Length | 6,120 yards (5,600 m) |
Lynedoch Course (18 holes)[2] | |
Par | 70 |
Length | 5,684 yards (5,197 m) |
The architect of Murrayshall Course was J. Hamilton Stutt (1924–2008).[6]
The 41-bedroom Murrayshall House was built by Andrew Murray, son of Andrew Murray, 1st Lord Balvaird,[3] in 1664. The building, which was later owned by Francis Norie-Miller, was put on the market for £4-million in 2015. It was voted Central Scotland and Fife's Golf Hotel of the Year shortly beforehand.[7] Hetherly Capital Partners purchased the property in 2016, and later undertook a £10-million regeneration project, to a design by Fergus Purdie Architects.[8][9]
In 2021, the new owners submitted plans to: add a further fifty rooms to its hotel, create a golf academy and driving range, build fifty new homes, forty self-catering cottages and twenty-five tree houses or glamping pods.[10]
References
edit- ^ Murrayshall Country Club - Murrayshall Course - BlueGolf
- ^ Murrayshall Country Club - Lynedoch Course - BlueGolf
- ^ a b History - Murrayshall official website
- ^ Scottish Golf Courses Murrayshall Golf Club - Scottish Golf Courses
- ^ Gardeners Chronicle, the Horticultural Trade Journal, Volume 179, Issues 14-26 (1976), p. 11
- ^ J Hamilton Stutt 1924 - 2008 - EIGCA.org
- ^ "Murrayshall House Hotel in Scone for sale with £4 million price tag" - Daily Record, 22 May 2015
- ^ "Murrayshall Country House: £10m masterplan will transform historic Perthshire estate" - The Courier, 27 November 2020
- ^ "Murrayshall Country House Hotel and Golf Club Proposed Future Estate Development - Fergus Purdie Architects
- ^ "Hotel's expansion plans sparks concern over erosion of greenbelt" - Daily Record, 18 May 2021