Balmanno Castle

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Balmanno Castle is a moated tower house located in Perthshire hamlet of Dron, Scotland. It was built between 1570 and 1580. It is now modernised and is in good condition. The moat is still partially filled with water. It was built for George Auchinleck, after acquiring the estate. The house is a Category A listed building and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland. ()

Built: 1580 (445 years ago)Coordinates: 56°19'29"N, 3°23'6"W

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Nearby attractions include: Perth Leisure Pool, Kinnoull Hill, South Inch, Perth Museum and Art Gallery.

5.3 miNW
Watersports, Sport complex, Swimming pool
Perth Leisure Pool, Perth
136 min walk • Perth Leisure Pool is the main indoor public leisure and recreation centre in the city of Perth, Scotland, one of the most popular visitor attractions in Scotland and a major tourist attraction, which in 2006 was noted for receiving more than 700,000 visitors a year.
4.5 miN
Natural attraction, Bike trail, Nature and wildlife
Kinnoull Hill, Perth
116 min walk • Kinnoull Hill is a hill located partly in Perth and partly in Kinfauns, Scotland. It shares its name with the nearby residential area Kinnoull.
4.9 miNW
Park
South Inch, Perth
124 min walk • South Inch is a large public park in Perth, Scotland. About 31 hectares in size, it is one of two "Inches" in Perth, the other being the larger, 57-hectare North Inch, located half a mile across the city.
5.3 miN
Museum, Natural history museum, Art museum
Perth Museum and Art Gallery, Perth
137 min walk • Perth Museum and Art Gallery is the main museum and exhibition space in the city of Perth, Scotland. It is located in the Marshall Monument, named in memory of Thomas Hay Marshall, a former provost of Perth.
3 miSE
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Balvaird Castle, Glenfarg
76 min walk • 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.
3.8 miN
Bridge
Friarton Bridge, Perth
98 min walk • The Friarton Bridge is a steel box girder bridge with a concrete deck, across the River Tay on the southeastern outskirts of Perth, Scotland. It is located approximately 20 miles upstream of the Tay Road Bridge.
4.9 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Mary's Monastery, Perth
127 min walk • St Mary's Monastery is an ecumenical Christian spirituality and retreat centre in Kinnoull, Perth, Scotland. It was built in 1868 by the Redemptorists. Until 1971, it also served as a novitiate for the Redemptorists. In 1870, the church and shrine, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, was built within the grounds.
5.3 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater, Concert hall
Perth Concert Hall, Perth
136 min walk • Perth Concert Hall is a space that houses a programme of concerts, performances and contemporary art in Perth, Scotland. It is a successor to Perth City Hall and like sister venue Perth Theatre is leased to Horsecross Arts Limited by Perth & Kinross Council. The building was opened by Her Majesty Elizabeth II in 2005.
4.7 miNE
Forts and castles
Pitfour Castle, Glencarse
121 min walk • Pitfour Castle is an 18th-century country house situated on the southeast edge of the village of St Madoes in the Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building.
4.4 miN
Forts and castles
Kinfauns Castle
113 min walk • Kinfauns Castle is a 19th-century castle in the Scottish village of Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross. It is in the Castellated Gothic style, with a slight asymmetry typical of Scottish Georgian. It stands on a raised terrace facing south over the River Tay.
5.3 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Perth Theatre, Perth
135 min walk • Perth Theatre at 185 High Street Perth, Scotland, opened in 1900 and was extended in the 1980s. The building is category B listed by Historic Scotland, and is operated by the charitable organisation Horsecross Arts, alongside sister venue Perth Concert Hall. On 4 January 2014...