Balravie Castle (site of)


Parish: Alvah

County: Banffshire

Grid reference: NJ 6941 5464

Lat / long: 57.5806508, -2.511770028

Alternative names: Bog Castle, Bogue Castle

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

Balravie Castle was built by one of the Stewarts, Earls of Buchan, but by 1845 the last of the ruins had been removed, and the swamp on which it stood had been improved and cultivated.

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