Balfour Castle

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Balfour Castle was a baronial mansion at Balfour Mains, near Kirkton of Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland. The castle which was built in the 16th century is largely demolished except for a six-storey circular tower. A farm house has been built incorporating some of the ruins in c. 1845. The farmhouse and castle remains were designated as a Category B listed building in 1971. ()

Alternative names: Built: XVI centuryCoordinates: 56°40'42"N, 3°4'57"W

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Balfour Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Glamis Castle, Reekie Linn, Backwater Reservoir, Balintore Castle.

5 miSE
Turreted chateau-style castle
Glamis Castle, Glamis
129 min walk • Glamis Castle is a historic gem nestled in the verdant countryside of Glamis, Scotland, exuding a timeless charm that has drawn visitors from around the globe. This stunning castle, with its fairy-tale architecture and storied past, has been the family home of the...
5.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Reekie Linn, Alyth
132 min walk • Reekie Linn is a waterfall on the River Isla in Angus in Scotland. Located short 5 minute walk from the public car park north side of bridge of craigisla. Continue past fall to the turn to get a portrait view of the falls.
6.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Backwater Reservoir
160 min walk • Backwater Reservoir is a reservoir in north west Angus, Scotland. The reservoir's sole purpose is to provide drinking water, and as such, it supplies Angus, Dundee, and parts of Perth and Kinross.
4 miNW
Forts and castles
Balintore Castle
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5.6 miSE
History museum, Museum
Angus Folk Museum, Glamis
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6.8 miSW
56°37'22"N • 3°13'46"W
Alyth Cycles, Alyth
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5.6 miSE
Stela
Glamis Manse Stone, Glamis
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4.5 miS
Stela
Eassie Stone, Glamis
116 min walk • The Eassie Stone is a Class II Pictish stone of about the mid 8th century AD in the village of Eassie, Angus, Scotland. The stone was found in Eassie burn in the late 18th century and now resides in a purpose-built perspex building in the ruined Eassie church.
3.1 miE
56°40'46"N • 3°0'1"W
Kirriemuir Camera Obscura, Kirriemuir
80 min walk • Observation decks and towers, Museum
4.8 miNE
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Cortachy Castle
123 min walk • Cortachy Castle is a castellated mansion House at Cortachy, Angus, Scotland, some four miles north of Kirriemuir. The present building dates from the 15th century, preceded by an earlier structure that was owned by the Earls of Strathearn.
6.1 miSE
Stela
Hunter's Hill Stone, Glamis
155 min walk • The Hunter's Hill Stone, otherwise known as the Glamis 1 Stone, is a Class II Pictish standing stone at Hunter's Hill to the south east of Glamis village, Angus, Scotland.