Balfron Motte
Balfron Motte is an archaeological site in Stirling, Scotland. Balfron Motte is situated nearby to Balfron High School, as well as near St Anthony’s Catholic Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Balfron High School and Ballikinrain.
Balfron High School
School
Balfron High School is a secondary school situated in the village of Balfron, approximately 18 miles west of Stirling and 16 miles north of Glasgow. The catchment area extends over most of West Stirlingshire including the villages of Arnprior, Balfron… Balfron High School is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Balfron Motte.
Ballikinrain
Castle
Photo: tony ferrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballikinrain is an independent residential school in Stirling, central Scotland. It is run by CrossReach, a social care outreach arm of the Church of Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balfron and Killearn.
Balfron
Village
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Balfron is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It is situated near Endrick Water on the A875 road, 18 miles west of Stirling and 16 miles north of Glasgow.
Killearn
Village
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Killearn – is a small village of approximately 1800 people in the Stirling council area of Scotland. The village is approximately 15 miles north of Glasgow, 7 miles east of Loch Lomond, and sits on the northwest flank of the Campsie Fells, most predominantly in the shadow of the volcanic plug of Dumgoyne, overlooking the confluence of the Endrick Water and Blane Water. Killearn is situated 2½ miles southwest of Balfron Motte.
Buchlyvie
Village
Photo: Alex McGregor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buchlyvie is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It is situated 14 miles west of Stirling and 18 miles north of Glasgow. Lying within the Carse of Forth, to the north is Flanders Moss and to the south are the Campsie Fells. Buchlyvie is situated 3½ miles north of Balfron Motte.
Balfron Motte
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.06946° or 56° 4′ 10″ northLongitude
-4.32258° or 4° 19′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C8Q3M9G+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 13666038925OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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