Balfluig Castle


Parish: Alford

County: Aberdeenshire

Grid reference: NJ 5864 1504

Lat / long: 57.22406057, -2.685704453

Alternative names: Castle of Baliluig

The historic map is an Ordnance Survey map from 1919 to 1947, and is provided by the National Library of Scotland

Balfluig Castle was built in 1556, probably by the same master mason who built Abergeldie Castle. Although it fell into a semi-ruinous state, between 1967 and 1968 it was completely restored and is now occupied.

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created Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 1:54 pm, last updated Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 1:54 pm