Balmangan Tower

#5714 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Balmangan Tower is a ruined 16th-century tower house situated near Borgue, Dumfries and Galloway. ()

Alternative names: Built: XVI centuryCoordinates: 54°47'18"N, 4°6'1"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Balmangan Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tolbooth Art Centre, MacLellan's Castle, Broughton House, Kirkcudbright Golf Club.

3.7 miNE
Art museum, Historical place, Museum
Tolbooth Art Centre, Kirkcudbright
95 min walk • Kirkcudbright Tolbooth is a historic municipal building in Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
3.9 miNE
Historical place, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
MacLellan's Castle, Kirkcudbright
99 min walk • MacLellan's Castle in the town of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway, Scotland, was built in the late 16th century. It stands in the centre of Kirkcudbright, on the south side of the River Dee which flows into the Solway Firth.
3.8 miNE
Architecture, Museum, History museum
Broughton House, Kirkcudbright
98 min walk • Broughton House is an 18th-century town house standing on the High Street of Kirkcudbright, Scotland. It was the home of Scots impressionist artist E. A. Hornel between 1901 and his death in 1933. During this time Hornel remodelled the house and created the Japanese-influenced gardens.
4.3 miNE
54°50'29"N • 4°2'30"W
Kirkcudbright Golf Club, Kirkcudbright
111 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
3.8 miNE
History museum, Museum
Stewartry Museum, Kirkcudbright
97 min walk • The Stewartry Museum is a local museum in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, which covers the history of this part of Galloway.
5.9 miNE
Monastery
Tongland Abbey
151 min walk • Tungland or Tongland Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastic community located in Tongland in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
1.7 miS
Island
Little Ross
43 min walk • Little Ross is a 29-acre island with a lighthouse on the Solway Coast south of the town of Kirkcudbright in Galloway, Scotland. It is next to Meikle Ross on the mainland, which is a headland, and there are two small rocks off it, Sugarloaf and Fox Craig. The island can only be accessed by private boat or helicopter.