Balvaird Castle, Glenfarg

Name: Balvaird Castle
Address: Off the A912, Glenfarg, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1786 450000

#1 among attractions in Glenfarg

Top attraction, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture

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Balvaird Castle in Perthshire is a traditional late medieval Scottish tower house. It is located in the Ochil Hills, around 5 kilometres south of Abernethy. The name Balvaird is from Baile a' Bhàird, 'Township of the Bard' in Gaelic. Balvaird Castle is a scheduled monument, and is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. The spelling of its name has many variations, including Balverd, Balverde, Balward, Balwaird and Baleward. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°17'20"N, 3°20'34"W

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Off the A912Glenfarg United Kingdom

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+44 1786 450000

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Falkland Palace, Bunnet Stane, Burleigh Castle, Lomond Hills.

5.7 miSE
Forts and castles, Historical place, Palace
Falkland Palace, Falkland
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3 miSE
Rock, Nature, Natural attraction
Bunnet Stane
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5 miSW
Ruins, Architecture, Forts and castles
Burleigh Castle, Milnathort
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5.3 miSE
Nature, Hill, Park
Lomond Hills, Leven
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3.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
West Lomond
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3.3 miN
Historical place, Tower
Abernethy Round Tower, Abernethy
84 min walk • The Abernethy Round Tower is a stone-built Irish-style round tower which stands at the edge of the cemetery in Abernethy, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
4.5 miE
Forts and castles
Myres Castle
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6.3 miNE
Historical place, Monastery, Tours
Lindores Abbey
160 min walk • Lindores Abbey was a Tironensian abbey on the outskirts of Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. Now a reduced ruin, it lies on the southern banks of the River Tay, about 1-mile north of the village of Lindores and is a scheduled ancient monument.
5.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Moncreiffe Hill, Perth
144 min walk • Moncreiffe Hill is a long, wooded ridge that lies south of Perth, Scotland. It can be easily seen on the right during the final stages of the drive north towards Perth on the M90 motorway.
5.7 miSE
Sport, Sport venue
Falkland Palace Royal Tennis Club, Falkland
147 min walk • The Falkland Palace Royal Tennis Club organizes play at the real tennis court in the gardens of Falkland Palace, Fife, Scotland. Built for James V of Scotland, court construction began in April 1539 and ended in late 1541. It is the oldest tennis court in use today, though not continuously used since 1541.
4.2 miE
Town
Auchtermuchty
109 min walk • Auchtermuchty is a town in Fife, Scotland. It is beside Pitlour Hill and 9 miles north of Glenrothes.