Balintore
Balintore is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies in Glen Isla, four miles north of the Loch of Lintrathen and seven miles west of Kirriemuir. Approximately half a mile to the east is Knowehead of Auldallan farm, where there can be found a pair of uninscribed standing stones.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Balintore, Angus”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Balintore Castle and Backwater Reservoir.
Balintore Castle
Castle
Balintore Castle is a Victorian Category A listed building in Scotland. The castle occupies an elevated site in moorland above Balintore village, a few miles north of the Loch of Lintrathen, near Kirriemuir, Angus.
Backwater Reservoir
Reservoir
Backwater Reservoir is a reservoir in north west Angus, Scotland. The reservoir's sole purpose is to provide drinking water, and as such, it supplies Angus, Dundee, and parts of Perth and Kinross. Backwater Reservoir is situated 2½ miles northwest of Balintore.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bridgend of Lintrathen and Ascreavie.
Bridgend of Lintrathen
Village
Bridgend of Lintrathen is a village in Angus, Scotland. It is situated on the southern shore of Loch of Lintrathen, six miles west of Kirriemuir. Bridgend of Lintrathen is situated 3 miles south of Balintore.
Ascreavie
Hamlet
Ascreavie is a country house in Angus, Scotland. It is located 2 kilometres north of Kirkton of Kingoldrum, and 6 kilometres north-west of Kirriemuir. The farms of Over Ascreavie and Nether Ascreavie lie close by. Ascreavie is situated 3 miles east of Balintore.
Kirkton of Kingoldrum
Village
Kirkton of Kingoldrum is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies in approximately four miles west of Kirriemuir on the B951 road. Kirkton of Kingoldrum is situated 3½ miles southeast of Balintore.
Balintore
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.71683° or 56° 43′ 1″ north
Longitude
-3.16257° or 3° 9′ 45″ west
Elevation
840 feet (256 metres)
Open location code
9C8RPR8P+PX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Irish—“Balintore” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Balintore”
- Dutch: “Balintore”
- French: “Balintore”
- Irish: “Baile an Todhair, Aonghas”
- Irish: “Baile an Todhair”
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