Balfluig Castle, Alford

Name: Balfluig Castle
Address: Alford, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Alford

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Balfluig Castle is an L-plan tower house, dating from the mid-16th century, a mile south of Alford, in the Howe of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The tower is conspicuous throughout the Howe. It may be viewed by appointment. ()

Coordinates: 57°13'27"N, 2°41'12"W

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Alford United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Craigievar Castle, Bennachie, Castle Forbes, Alford Heritage Centre & Museum.

3.7 miS
17th-century turreted baronial castle
Craigievar Castle, Alford
94 min walk • Craigievar Castle is a pinkish harled castle or fortified country house 6 miles south of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was the seat of Clan Sempill and the Forbes family resided here for 350 years until 1963, when the property was given to the National Trust for Scotland by William Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill in the 1960s.
6.7 miNE
Archaeological site
Bennachie
171 min walk • Bennachie is a range of hills in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It has several tops, the highest of which, Oxen Craig, has a height of 528 metres.
3.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Castle Forbes
85 min walk • Castle Forbes is a 19th-century country house in the Scottish baronial architecture style near Alford in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The 6,000-acre Vale of Alford estate has been home to the Forbes for over 600 years. The original house was named Putachie.
0.6 miNW
57°13'48"N • 2°41'53"W
Alford Heritage Centre & Museum, Alford
15 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
0.8 miNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Grampian Transport Museum, Alford
22 min walk • Grampian Transport Museum is a transport museum and charitable-based trust located in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its exhibits chart the history of transport in the north east of Scotland through dramatic displays, working and climb-aboard vehicle exhibits and video presentations.
5.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Lickleyhead Castle
151 min walk • Lickleyhead Castle is a well-restored L-plan castle, dating from around 1600, a little south of Auchleven, by the banks of the Gadie Burn, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Alternative spellings are Licklihead and Licklyhead Castle.
0.7 miNW
Museum
Alford Valley Railway, Alford
18 min walk • The Alford Valley Railway is a 2 ft narrow gauge railway in the Howe of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located at what used to be the terminus of the passenger and goods Alford Valley Railway which connected with the Great North of Scotland Railway main line at Kintore.
5.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Corse Castle
135 min walk • Corse Castle near Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire, now ruined, was a fortress and centre of a landed estate in the north-east of Scotland. The present castle dates from the 16th century and stands by the Corse Burn, around 3 miles north-west of Lumphanan. Corse was a property of the Forbes family.
5.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Tillycairn Castle, Monymusk
137 min walk • Tillycairn Castle is an L-plan castle, dating from the 16th century, standing on high ground around 2.0 miles south-east of Cluny in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Which popular attractions are close to Balfluig Castle?

Nearby attractions include Alford Heritage Centre & Museum, Alford (15 min walk), Alford Valley Railway, Alford (18 min walk), Grampian Transport Museum, Alford (22 min walk).