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Balbegno Castle

Where is Balbegno Castle?

Balbegno Castle is in the parish of Fettercairn and the county of Kincardineshire.

Grid reference: NO 63938 72989

Lat / long: 56.846938000, -2.592815900

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OS Map for Balbegno Castle

Arbroath, Montrose & Carnoustie (Laurencekirk)
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Stonehaven, Inverbervie & Laurencekirk (Howe of the Mearns)
OS Explorer map 396


Directions to Balbegno Castle

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Weather at Balbegno Castle

10°C
max 10°C / min 10°C
17km/h SSW
1000mb
71%
88%
04:42 19:35

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Laurencekirk at 22:14

References (books)

The Castles of ScotlandMartin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Balbegno Castle

Fettercairn House

1.9km away

House of Eslie (site of)

2.6km away

Fasque House (site of)

2.7km away

Kincardine Castle

3.9km away

Green Castle (site of)

4.6km away

Dalbog (site of)

4.8km away

Thornton Castle

5.0km away

Auchmull Castle (site of)

5.5km away

Auchcairnie Castle (site of)

5.7km away

Historic sites near Balbegno Castle

Pictish stones

  • Woodrae Castle Class II cross slab (20.28 km)
  • Woodrae Castle (lost) Class II cross slab (20.28 km)
  • Flemington Class III symbol stone (20.75 km)
  • Tealing Church Class II cross slab (42.13 km)
  • St Martin's Stone Class II cross-slab (44.11 km)
  • Strathmartine 1 Class I symbol stone (45.23 km)
  • Strathmartine 2 Class III recumbent stone (45.74 km)
  • High Keillor Class I symbol stone (49.22 km)
  • Bullion Class I symbol stone (51.58 km)
  • Benvie Class III cross slab (51.71 km)
more Pictish stones....

Ancient sites

  • Inchbare Northcursus (7.87 km)
  • Inchbare Southcursus (8.02 km)
  • Old Montrosecursus (16.14 km)
  • Finavonfort (21.75 km)
  • Finavonrock art (21.79 km)
  • Purlieknowecursus (22.09 km)
  • Hill of Finavonrock art (23.41 km)
  • Miltoncursus (23.43 km)
  • Balneaves Cottagecursus (23.79 km)
  • Fetteressocursus (24.32 km)
more ancient sites....
  • http://www.onegreatfamily.com

Accommodation near Balbegno Castle

The Gardeners Bothy
self-catering cottageFettercairn
2.8km away
The Garden Rooms
self-catering cottageFettercairn
2.9km away
Avenue Cottage
self-catering cottageFettercairn
3.0km away
Gardeners Cottage
self-catering cottageFettercairn
3.1km away
The Roofspace at Braeside
self-catering cottageEdzell
4.6km away
The Glenesk Hotel
hotelEdzell
5.8km away
Woodcutter's Cottage
self-catering cottageLaurencekirk
7.2km away
Rose Cottage
self-catering cottageCairndow
8.1km away
The Bothy
self-catering cottageSoutherness
10.3km away
The Farmhouse
self-catering cottageGlen Esk
10.3km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Balbegno Castle

Links Hotel
hotel, restaurant, café, barMontrose
16.9km away
Best Western Burnett Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barBanchory
23.4km away
Loch Kinord Hotel & Royal Deeside Woodland Lodges
hotel, restaurant, bar, self-cateringDinnet
31.5km away
Maryculter House Hotel
hotel, restaurantMaryculter
33.4km away
Kinnettles Castle
hotel, barForfar
33.5km away
Aberdeen Arms
self-catering, bar, restaurantAboyne
35.1km away
The Deeside Inn
hotel, restaurant, barBallater
35.2km away
Hilton Craigendarroch
hotel, restaurant, barBallater
36.5km away
Premier Inn Aberdeen South (Portlethen)
hotel, restaurantAberdeen
36.6km away
Mercure Aberdeen Ardoe House Hotel and Spa
hotel, bar, restaurantAberdeen
37.5km away
more food.... / more drink....

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Published on the 12th of April 2012 at 10:47 am. Updated on the 12th of April 2012 at 6:47 pm.

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