Ballone Castle

#5705 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Facts and practical information

Ballone Castle was built in the 16th century. It was unoccupied for a couple of centuries and fell into ruin. In the 1990s it was purchased and restored by an architect. The original castle was built on a Z-plan and is unusual in having one round tower and one rectangular tower. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°49'11"N, 3°49'30"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Tarbat Ness Lighthouse, Portmahomack, Clach a' Charridh, Portmahomack sculpture fragments.

3.6 miNE
Lighthouse
Tarbat Ness Lighthouse
92 min walk • The Tarbat Ness Lighthouse is located at the North West tip of the Tarbat Ness peninsula near the fishing village of Portmahomack on the east coast of Scotland.
1.2 miN
Village, Archaeological site, Hotel
Portmahomack
31 min walk • Portmahomack is a small fishing village in Easter Ross, Scotland. It is situated in the Tarbat Peninsula in the parish of Tarbat. Tarbat Ness Lighthouse is about three miles from the village at the end of the Tarbat Peninsula. Ballone Castle lies about one mile from the village.
6.2 miSW
Stela
Clach a' Charridh
158 min walk • The Clach a' Charridh or Shandwick Stone is a Class II Pictish stone located near Shandwick on the Tarbat peninsula in Easter Ross, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument.
1.2 miN
Stela
Portmahomack sculpture fragments
31 min walk • The Portmahomack sculpture fragments are the slabs and stone fragments which have been discovered at the Easter Ross settlement of Portmahomack, Scotland.
5.5 miSW
Village
Balintore
139 min walk • Balintore is a village near Tain in Easter Ross, Scotland. It is one of three villages on this northern stretch of the Moray Firth coastline - Hilton, Balintore, and Shandwick are known collectively as the Seaboard Villages.

Ballone Castle

Facts and practical information

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

Tarbat Ness Lighthouse

Portmahomack

Clach a' Charridh

Portmahomack sculpture fragments

Balintore