Balvaird Castle

Balvaird Castle in Perthshire is a traditional late medieval Scottish tower house. It is located in the Ochil Hills, around five kilometres south of Abernethy.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gateside and Glenfarg.

Gateside

Village

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Gateside is a small village in the north east of Fife, Scotland. It is inhabited by around 200 people. It also comprises a school, a park, seven-a-side football pitch, there used to be a village shop, and a pub which has now been converted into a private residence, the Gateside Memorial Hall and a garage. Gateside is situated 1½ miles southeast of Balvaird Castle.

Glenfarg

Village

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Glenfarg is a village in the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Until 14 June 1964, the village had a railway station, Glenfarg railway station, on the main line between Perth and Edinburgh via Kinross. Glenfarg is situated 2½ miles west of Balvaird Castle.

Duncrievie

Village

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Duncrievie is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies approximately 6 miles north of Kinross, to the west of the M90 motorway, 1 mile south of Glenfarg. Duncrievie is situated 2½ miles southwest of Balvaird Castle.

Balvaird Castle

Type: Castle
Description: castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
Categories: building, 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

56.28892° or 56° 17′ 20″ north

Longitude

-3.3427° or 3° 20′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C8R7MQ4+HW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 130573288

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q3938333

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Balvaird Castle” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Balvaird Castle”
German: “Balvaird Castle”
Japanese: “バルヴェアード城”
Portuguese: “Torre Balvaird”
Turkish: “Balvaird Kalesi”

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