Balintore 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.- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Scotland, built in 1860s
- Address: Balintore, Kirriemuir, DD8 5JS
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Backwater Reservoir.
Backwater Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Nick, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balintore and Bridgend of Lintrathen.
Balintore
Hamlet
Photo: Ian Cleland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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 Castle.
Ascreavie
Hamlet
Photo: Robert Bone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Castle.
Balintore Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.71743° or 56° 43′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.16113° or 3° 9′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C8RPR8Q+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 263081628OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q4850964
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Balintore Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “château de Balintore”
- French: “Château de Balintore”
- German: “Balintore Castle”
- Portuguese: “Balintore Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Balintore”
- Russian: “Замок Балинтор”
- Turkish: “Balintore Kalesi”
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Highlights include Craigs of Moorleathers and Creigh Hill.
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