Ballumbie, Dundee

Name: Ballumbie
Address: Dundee, United Kingdom

#47 among attractions in Dundee

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Ballumbie is a residential area on the north-east edge of Dundee, Scotland. The area was formerly an estate centred on Ballumbie Castle, a mid-16th-century fortification, which was followed by the 19th-century Ballumbie House. There is also a golf course surrounded by a medieval wall and the site of a late medieval parish church. The castle and house are located just outside the City of Dundee, in Angus. ()

Coordinates: 56°29'31"N, 2°54'24"W

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Ballumbie – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tannadice Park, Broughty Castle, Baxter Park, Claypotts Castle.

2.7 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Football
Tannadice Park, Dundee
68 min walk • Tannadice Park, usually referred to as Tannadice, is a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland. It is the home ground of Dundee United F.C. who have played at Tannadice since the club was founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909.
2.4 miSE
Forts and castles, Specialty museum, Museum
Broughty Castle, Dundee
63 min walk • Broughty Castle is a historic castle on the banks of the river Tay in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. It was completed around 1495, although the site was earlier fortified in 1454 when George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus received permission to build on the site.
2.2 miSW
Park
Baxter Park, Dundee
56 min walk • Baxter Park is a 37 acres park located in the east of Dundee, Scotland. It was designed between 1862-63 and is the only complete park wholly designed by Sir Joseph Paxton in Scotland.
1.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Claypotts Castle, Dundee
32 min walk • Claypotts Castle is a late medieval castle in the suburban West Ferry area of Dundee, Scotland. It is one of the best-preserved examples of a 16th-century Z-plan tower house in Scotland.
2 miW
Forts and castles
Mains Castle, Dundee
52 min walk • Mains Castle is a 16th-century castle in Dundee, Scotland. The castle consists of several buildings surrounding a courtyard, although several of the original western buildings no longer exist. The northern and eastern buildings are where the family would have lived, with the servants occupying the southern quarters.
2.4 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Dundee Museum of Transport, Dundee
62 min walk • The Dundee Museum of Transport, located in Dundee, Scotland is a self-sustaining Scottish Charitable Organisation. The museum has a collection of historical items covering transport in Dundee and across Scotland.
2.3 miW
Park
Trottick Mill Ponds, Dundee
59 min walk • Trottick Mill Ponds and Nature Reserve is a local nature reserve located in the Trottick area in Dundee, Scotland. The nature reserve connects with the Dighty Burn and is voluntarily operated by Countryside Rangers as well as the Scottish Wildlife Trust and owned by Dundee City Council.
1.8 miSE
Church
St Luke's Church, Dundee
46 min walk • St Luke's & Queen Street Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland in Broughty Ferry, on the edge of Dundee, Scotland.
1.4 miW
Forts and castles
Powrie Castle, Dundee
37 min walk • Powrie Castle is a ruined 16th-century castle located in the north of Dundee, Scotland. It was designated as a scheduled monument in 1971.
2.2 miW
Neighbourhood
Claverhouse, Dundee
56 min walk • Claverhouse is a residential area located on the northern outskirts of Dundee, Scotland with the city centre located 2 miles from the area.
1.3 miW
Neighbourhood
Fintry, Dundee
32 min walk • Fintry is a housing scheme in Dundee, Scotland. Fintry is located in the north of the city with Mill o' Mains to the west and Whitfield to the east. On the north, Fintry is bordered by farmland, including the Powrie Farm and Powrie Castle. Local parks include Powrie Park and Finlathen Park. Fintry had a population of 6592 in 2011.