Balfluig Castle (C) Anne Burgess :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

NJ5815 : Balfluig Castle

near to Alford, Aberdeenshire, Great Britain

Balfluig Castle

Built in 1556, this L-plan tower house was the seat of a branch of the Forbes clan which was the principal clan in the Howe of Alford, but was sold to a Farquharson in 1753. It is a Category A listed building. Local tradition apparently relates that at one time there was another castle near enough for the respective lairds to shoot at one another from their windows, until one laird killed the other, regretting the deed for the rest of his life. It was restored in 1998 and can be rented as self-catering holiday accommodation.

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2007

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Grid Square: NJ5815, 20 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Anne Burgess (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph (Fourth Visitor for NJ5815)
Date Taken: Sunday, 9 September, 2007 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 9 September, 2007
Category: Castle > Castle (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NJ 586 150 [100m precision]
WGS84: 57:13.4586N 2:41.1860W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: NJ 586 151
View Direction: South-southwest (about 202 degrees)