Balthayock Castle

Balthayock Castle is a castle in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Balthayock Castle is situated nearby to the hamlet Kinfauns, as well as near the peak Glencarse Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elcho Castle and Kinfauns Castle.

Elcho Castle

Castle

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Elcho Castle is located close to the south bank of the River Tay approximately four miles south-east of Perth, Scotland, in the region of Perth and Kinross. Elcho Castle is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Balthayock Castle.

Kinfauns Castle

Castle

Photo: Karen Vernon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Kinfauns Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Balthayock Castle.

Pitfour Castle

Manor estate

Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Pitfour Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Balthayock Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kinfauns and Glencarse.

Kinfauns

Hamlet

Kinfauns is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, at the western end of the Carse of Gowrie, 3 miles east of Perth.

Glencarse

Village

Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glencarse is a village in the Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross. The village is situated 4 miles east of Perth, lying alongside the A90 road. It was formerly served by Glencarse railway station on the Caledonian Railway. Glencarse is situated 1½ miles southeast of Balthayock Castle.

St Madoes

Village

Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Madoes is a village in the Carse of Gowrie, Scotland. It was developed near Pitfour Castle. It is believed that there have been settlements since around 1000 AD based on discoveries of several standing stones and the St Madoes stone, a well-preserved Pictish cross. St Madoes is situated 1½ miles southeast of Balthayock Castle.

Balthayock Castle

Type: Castle
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.39153° or 56° 23′ 30″ north

Longitude

-3.33933° or 3° 20′ 22″ west

Open location code

9C8R9MR6+J7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2166050864

OpenStreetMap feature

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glencarse Hill and Balthayock Wood.

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