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Balbougie

Balbougie is marked as a castle on the Gordons’ and Blaeu’s mid-17th century maps of Fife.

The West Part of Fife
Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1654map image courtesy of NLS

Map of the counties of Fife and Kinross
Sharp, Greenwood & Fowler, London, 1828map image courtesy of NLS
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Alternative names for Balbougie

Balbugie; Balbugy; Bebugie

Where is Balbougie?

Balbougie is in the parish of Dalgety and the county of Fife.

Grid reference:NT 14132 84881

Lat / long:56.049071,-3.380137

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OS Map for Balbougie

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Weather at Balbougie

6°C
max 6°C / min 6°C
22km/h SW
983mb
88%
75%
06:06 18:33

Broken clouds
Weather observed at Crossgates at 05:26

Castles near Balbougie

Fordell Castle

0.8km away

Letham (site of)

1.5km away

Spencerfield House

1.6km away

Leuchat (site of)

2.2km away

Pitreavie Castle

2.4km away

Otterston Tower

2.4km away

St David's Castle (site of)

2.5km away

Couston Castle

2.7km away

Donibristle Castle (site of)

2.7km away
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Ancient sites near Balbougie

Hopetoun Wood standing stone

9.6km away

Cammo Stone standing stone

10.7km away

Inchgall (possible) crannog

11.5km away

Lochend standing stone

12.3km away

Huly Hill barrow and standing stones

12.4km away

Hatchbank souterrain

14.6km away

Classlochie souterrain

14.9km away

Edinburgh Castle fort

15.8km away

Wester Craiglockhart Hill fort

17.1km away
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Pictish stones near Balbougie

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

15.6km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

16.4km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

16.4km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

18.1km away

Court Cave Class I rock carving

23.4km away

Doo Cave Class I rock carving

23.5km away

East Lomond Hill Class I symbol stone

23.6km away

Jonathan's Cave Class I rock carving

23.8km away

Sliding Cave Class I rock carving

23.9km away
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Pictish sites near Balbougie

Norrie's Law hoard

35.0km away

Haddington silver chain

38.9km away

Borland silver chain

39.5km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

40.5km away

Traprain Law silver chain

45.2km away

Whitlaw silver chain

51.2km away

Hoardweel silver chain

69.0km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

72.7km away

Dunnicaer fort

124.6km away
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Accommodation near Balbougie

Boreland Lodge hotel
hotelInverkeithing
1.9km away
Premier Inn Dunfermline
hotel, restaurantDunfermline
3.4km away
Pitbauchlie House Hotel
hotelDunfermline
3.8km away
King Malcolm Hotel
hotelDunfermline
3.9km away
Express by Holiday Inn Dunfermline
hotelDunfermline
4.0km away
Queensferry Hotel
hotelNorth Queensferry
4.2km away
Auld Mill House Hotel Bar and Restaurant
hotel, bar, restaurantDunfermline
4.2km away
Woodside Hotel
hotel, restaurantAberdour
4.8km away
Rooms @ 29 Bruce Street
hotelDunfermline
5.8km away
Davaar Guest House
hotelDunfermline
6.5km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Balbougie

Papa Joe's Dunfermline
restaurantDunfermline
3.3km away
Premier Inn Dunfermline
hotel, restaurantDunfermline
3.4km away
Auld Mill House Hotel Bar and Restaurant
hotel, bar, restaurantDunfermline
4.2km away
The Hideaway Restaurant
restaurantDunfermline
4.5km away
Woodside Hotel
hotel, restaurantAberdour
4.8km away
The Two Bridges
restaurantSouth Queensferry
6.6km away
Premier Inn Edinburgh Airport (Newbridge)
hotel, restaurantEdinburgh
6.9km away
Premier Inn Edinburgh (South Queensferry)
hotel, restaurantEdinburgh
7.4km away
Best Western Keavil House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barCrossford
7.5km away
Craigie’s farm deli and café
caféSouth Queensferry
8.6km away
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Published on the 21st of August 2018 at 4:04 pm. Updated on the 16th of February 2020 at 6:48 pm.

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