Ballumbie
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.Photo: Editor8888, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Claypotts Castle and Mains Castle.
Claypotts Castle
Castle
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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.
Mains Castle
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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. Mains Castle is situated 2 miles west of Ballumbie.
Powrie Castle
Castle
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Powrie Castle is a ruined 16th-century castle located in the north of Dundee, Scotland. It was designated as a scheduled monument in 1970. The early 17th-century north range of the castle is now a separate fortified house and has been converted into a private residence. Powrie Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Ballumbie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitfield and Burnside of Duntrune.
Whitfield
Suburb
Whitfield is a residential, social-housing scheme located to the north of Dundee, Scotland. Building of scheme commenced in the 1960s to accommodate Dundee's expanding population.
Burnside of Duntrune
Village
Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burnside of Duntrune is a hamlet in Angus, Scotland. It is situated 1 km North of Ballumbie on the outskirts of Dundee, on the Fithie Burn.
Douglas
Suburb
Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Douglas and Angus is an area of Eastern Dundee, Scotland. It is located between Whitfield to the North and Broughty Ferry to the East. In the eastern part of Douglas is the distinctive Michelin Tyre factory which was the first factory in the U.K. to produce tyres by using energy from wind power.
Ballumbie
- Type: Suburb
- Description: village in Dundee City, Scotland, UK
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.49194° or 56° 29′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.90339° or 2° 54′ 12″ westElevation
190 feet (58 metres)Open location code
9C8VF3RW+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1403704094OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Portuguese—“Ballumbie” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ballumbie”
- Chinese: “巴拉姆比”
- Dutch: “Ballumbie”
- French: “Ballumbie”
- German: “Ballumbie Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Ballumbie”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ballumbie Castle Estate and Baldovie.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ballumbie Park and Kelly Field.
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