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Mains Of Balfour

Where is Mains Of Balfour?

Mains Of Balfour is in the parish of Birse and the county of Aberdeenshire.

Grid reference:NO 5512 9636

Lat / long:57.05574228,-2.740307856

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OS Map for Mains Of Balfour

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Glen Esk & Glen Tanar (Aboyne & Mount Keen)
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Aboyne, Alford & Strathdon
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Weather at Mains Of Balfour

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Castles near Mains Of Balfour

Balnacraig (site of)

3.4km away

Aboyne Castle

4.1km away

Auchenhove Castle

6.1km away

Birse Castle

6.6km away

Coull Castle

7.1km away

Peel of Lumphanan

7.7km away

Castle of Easter Clune

7.7km away

Castle Maud

7.8km away

Corse Castle

11.0km away
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Ancient sites near Mains Of Balfour

Tomnaverie stone circle

9.7km away

Loch Of Leys crannog

15.3km away

Midmar Kirk stone circle stone circle

17.9km away

Sunhoney stone circle stone circle

18.9km away

Buchaam souterrain

23.2km away

East Aquhorthies stone circle

30.4km away

Inchbare North cursus

31.1km away

Fetteresso cursus

31.2km away

Inchbare South cursus

31.3km away
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Pictish stones near Mains Of Balfour

Birse Class II cross slab

1.0km away

Formaston Class II cross slab

4.0km away

Cothill Class I symbol stone

10.7km away

Corrachree Class I symbol stone

12.3km away

Coynach Class I symbol stone

14.5km away

Migvie Class II symbol stone

15.6km away

Tullich Class I symbol stone

16.1km away

Tillypronie Class I symbol stone

16.7km away

St Ringan's Cairn Class II cross slab

19.7km away
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Pictish sites near Mains Of Balfour

Dunnicaer fort

34.9km away

Parkhill silver chain

39.7km away

Nigg silver chain

39.7km away

Gaulcross hoard

67.6km away

Burghead fort

85.3km away

Norrie's Law hoard

90.0km away

Torvean silver chain

101.6km away

Traprain Law silver chain

121.4km away

Haddington silver chain

122.8km away
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Accommodation near Mains Of Balfour

Huntly Arms
hotelAboyne
3.3km away
Loch Kinord Hotel & Royal Deeside Woodland Lodges
hotel, restaurant, bar, self-cateringDinnet
9.6km away
Aberdeen Arms
self-catering, bar, restaurantAboyne
10.7km away
Glendavan House
bed and breakfastKinord
12.2km away
Tor-Na-Coille Hotel
hotelBanchory
13.9km away
Best Western Burnett Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barBanchory
14.3km away
Banchory Lodge
hotelBanchory
15.1km away
Raemoir House Hotel
hotelBanchory
15.3km away
Morven View Cottages
self-catering cottagesBallater
15.6km away
The Deeside Inn
hotel, restaurant, barBallater
18.2km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Mains Of Balfour

Loch Kinord Hotel & Royal Deeside Woodland Lodges
hotel, restaurant, bar, self-cateringDinnet
9.6km away
Aberdeen Arms
self-catering, bar, restaurantAboyne
10.7km away
Best Western Burnett Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barBanchory
14.3km away
The Deeside Inn
hotel, restaurant, barBallater
18.2km away
Maryculter House Hotel
hotel, restaurantMaryculter
29.3km away
Holiday Inn Aberdeen West
hotel, restaurant, barAberdeen
30.1km away
Premier Inn Aberdeen (Westhill)
hotel, restaurant, barAberdeen
30.1km away
Macdonald Pittodrie House
hotel, bar, restaurantInverurie
31.2km away
Swallow Thainstone House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barInverurie
31.3km away
Mercure Aberdeen Ardoe House Hotel and Spa
hotel, bar, restaurantAberdeen
33.6km away
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Published on the 14th of May 2010 at 2:00 pm. Updated on the 14th of May 2010 at 10:00 pm.

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