Ballinbreich Castle
Ballinbreich Castle is a ruined tower house castle in Fife, Scotland. The castle was built in the 14th century by Clan Leslie, and subsequently rebuilt several times.Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lindores Abbey and Norman’s Law.
Lindores Abbey
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lindores Abbey was a Tironensian abbey on the outskirts of Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. Now a reduced ruin, it lies on the southern banks of the River Tay, about 1-mile north of the village of Lindores and is a scheduled monument. Lindores Abbey is situated 2 miles southwest of Ballinbreich Castle.
Norman’s Law
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Norman's Law is a prominent hill at the far eastern end of the Ochil Fault, Scotland. It sits above the south bank of the River Tay, around four miles north west of Cupar. Norman’s Law is situated 2 miles east of Ballinbreich Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunbog and Errol.
Dunbog
Hamlet
Dunbog is a parish in the county of Fife in Scotland which is now united with the neighbouring parish of Abdie, Dunbog kirk closing at that time. The name of the parish possibly derives from the Scottish Gaelic, Dùn Bolg, meaning "bag fort" or "bag-like, rounded hill" although no fortification has been identified on Dunbog Hill. Dunbog is situated 2 miles southeast of Ballinbreich Castle.
Errol
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Errol is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, about halfway between Dundee and Perth. It is one of the principal settlements of the Carse of Gowrie. Errol is situated 2 miles northwest of Ballinbreich Castle.
Lindores
Village
Lindores is a small village in Fife, Scotland, in the parish of Abdie, about 2 miles south-east of Newburgh. It is situated on the north-east shore of Lindores Loch, a 44 ha freshwater loch. Lindores is situated 2½ miles south of Ballinbreich Castle.
Ballinbreich Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Categories: castle and historic site
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.37102° or 56° 22′ 16″ northLongitude
-3.18042° or 3° 10′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C8R9RC9+CROpenStreetMap ID
way 562225952OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2968422
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Ballinbreich Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “château de Ballinbreich”
- French: “Château de Ballinbreich”
- German: “Ballinbreich Castle”
- Japanese: “バリンブライ城”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Ballinbreich”
- Turkish: “Ballinbreich Kalesi”
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