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Balmangan Tower

Alternative names for Balmangan Tower

Balmangan Castle; Tower of Balmangan

Where is Balmangan Tower?

Balmangan Tower is in the parish of Borgue and the county of Kirkcudbrightshire.

Grid reference: NX 65021 45710

Lat / long: 54.7880710, -4.1006539

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OS Map for Balmangan Tower

Kirkcudbright & Castle Douglas (Gatehouse of Fleet)
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Directions to Balmangan Tower

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Weather at Balmangan Tower

11°C
max 11°C / min 11°C

28km/h SSW
1027mb
69%
100%
05:45 18:38

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Kirkcudbright at 18:39

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Castles near Balmangan Tower

Luskie Burn Castle (site of)

Barmagachan Mote

Barmagachan

Raeberry Castle (site of)

Roberton Motte

Kirkcudbright Castle

Boreland Mote, Borgue

Broughton House (possible)

MacLellan's Castle

more castles....

Ancient sites near Balmangan Tower

Trusty's Hill fort

Cairnholy I chambered cairn

Cairnholy II chambered cairn

Eggerness Castle fort

Castle Feather fort

McCulloch's Castle fort

Curriestanes cursus

Fourmerkland cursus

Stairhaven broch

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Balmangan Tower

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

Eggerness Class I rock carving

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Balmangan Tower

Whitecleugh silver chain

Todholes (possible) silver chain

Borland silver chain

Whitlaw silver chain

Haddington silver chain

Traprain Law silver chain

Hoardweel silver chain

Norrie's Law hoard

Dunnicaer fort

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Balmangan Tower

Selkirk Arms Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barKirkcudbright

King's Arms Hotel, Castle Douglas

hotel, restaurant, barCastle Douglas

ReadingLasses

café, self-catering apartmentWigtown

Cavens Country House Hotel

hotel, restaurantDumfries

Aston Hotel Dumfries

hotel, restaurant, barDumfries

Best Western Station Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDumfries

Premier Inn Dumfries

hotel, restaurantDumfries

Friars Carse Country House Hotel

hotel, restaurantAuldgirth

Hetland Hall Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barCarrutherstown

Trigony Country House Hotel

hotel, restaurantThornhill

more food.... / more drink....