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Ballinshoe Tower

Where is Ballinshoe Tower?

Ballinshoe Tower is in the parish of Kirriemuir and the county of Angus.

Grid reference: NO 41709 53161

Lat / long: 56.6665740, -2.9526674

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OS Map for Ballinshoe Tower

Blairgowrie, Kirriemuir & Glamis (Strathmore West)
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Forfar, Brechin & Edzell (Strathmore East)
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Directions to Ballinshoe Tower

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Weather at Ballinshoe Tower

13°C
max 13°C / min 12°C
15km/h W
1022mb
66%
20%
04:50 19:32

Few clouds
Weather observed at Angus at 19:59

Alternative names for Ballinshoe Tower

Ballinshoe Castle

References (books)

The Castles of ScotlandMartin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Ballinshoe Tower

Logie House

2.6km away

Kirriemuir Hill motte (possible)

3.0km away

Cossans Castle (site of)

4.2km away

Forfar Castle (site of)

4.5km away

Inshewan (site of)

4.7km away

Carse Gray

4.8km away

Inverquharity Castle

4.8km away

Quiech (site of)

5.0km away

Glamis Castle

6.0km away

Historic sites near Ballinshoe Tower

Pictish stones

  • Woodrae Castle Class II cross slab (10.73 km)
  • Woodrae Castle (lost) Class II cross slab (10.73 km)
  • Flemington Class III symbol stone (11 km)
  • Tealing Church Class II cross slab (15.26 km)
  • St Martin's Stone Class II cross-slab (16.19 km)
  • Strathmartine 1 Class I symbol stone (17.51 km)
  • Strathmartine 2 Class III recumbent stone (18.3 km)
  • High Keillor Class I symbol stone (19.59 km)
  • Benvie Class III cross slab (23.41 km)
  • Bullion Class I symbol stone (23.77 km)
more Pictish stones....

Ancient sites

  • Kinaltycursus (6.34 km)
  • Hill of Finavonrock art (7.51 km)
  • Finavonrock art (9.26 km)
  • Finavonfort (9.31 km)
  • Airliestanding stone (10.03 km)
  • Balkembackstone circle (15.14 km)
  • Balkellostanding stone (15.75 km)
  • Craig Hillbroch and fort (17.41 km)
  • Miltoncursus (17.71 km)
  • Arthurstonestanding stone (18.71 km)
more ancient sites....
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Accommodation near Ballinshoe Tower

Crawford Cottages
self-catering cottageKirriemuir
3.9km away
Royal Hotel, Forfar
hotelForfar
4.6km away
Strathview
self-catering cottageForfar
4.6km away
Chapelbank Hotel
hotelForfar
4.8km away
Kinnettles Castle
hotel, barForfar
6.4km away
Nantusi Cottage
self-catering cottageEast Murthill
6.4km away
Kamba Cottage
self-catering cottageEast Murthill
6.5km away
Mill of Tannadice
self-catering cottageTannadice
7.7km away
Castleton House Hotel
hotelEassie
10.6km away
Castleton House
self-catering cottageForfar
10.6km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Ballinshoe Tower

Kinnettles Castle
hotel, barForfar
6.4km away
Lochside Lodge & Roundhouse Restaurant
hotel, restaurantBridgend of Lintrathen
13.4km away
Alyth Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barAlyth
17.6km away
Premier Inn Dundee (Monifieth)
hotel, restaurantMonifieth
20.8km away
Premier Inn Dundee North
hotel, restaurantDundee
21.1km away
Premier Inn Dundee East
hotel, restaurantBroughty Ferry
21.2km away
Best Western Woodlands Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barBroughty Ferry
22.3km away
Premier Inn Dundee West
hotel, restaurantDundee
22.8km away
Apex City Quay Hotel & Spa
hotel, bar, restaurantDundee
22.9km away
Duke's Corner
barDundee
23.0km away
more food.... / more drink....

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Published on the 28th of April 2012 at 9:14 am. Updated on the 28th of April 2012 at 5:14 pm.

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