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The castle, built to the designs of the architect Robert Lugar, is simply a... (more)

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The building is, at last, seen without metal fencing around it (I do not know... (more)

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The view is from further along the path shown in NS3882 : Path in Balloch Castle Country Park. As the 1:25000 map... (more)

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The building is, at last, seen without metal fencing around it (I do not know... (more)

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This one is just to the north of a road that leads from North Lodge... (more)

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It is here, in Horsehouse Wood, that a NS3982 : Path in Balloch Castle Country Park turns from following the line... (more)

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Today, Balloch Castle is the name given to a manor house built in 1808, which is... (more)

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The picture shows the ditch on this side of the earthwork. The mound on which... (more)

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The picture shows the ditch on this side. The mound on which the original castle... (more)

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The 1:25000 map shows castle earthworks here: the wide mound at the centre of... (more)

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The plaque is beside the park's south entrance, as shown in NS3982 : Centenary plaque at Balloch Park.... (more)

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A path leads alongside the Burn of Balloch –... (more)

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The building beside the entrance is now a private house, but it was formerly the... (more)

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The mound on which the castle once stood is on the left. This part of the ditch... (more)

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See NS3882 : Water-filled ditch beside the original Balloch Castle site for further comments. The western corner of the mound on which... (more)

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The photograph was taken from the point where the riverside walkway shown in... (more)

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This is the same part of the ditch as shown in NS3882 : Balloch Castle - north-western side, but viewed in the... (more)

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See the links in the end-note for further information. The mound of the castle... (more)

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See the main item at NS3882 : Earthworks of the original Balloch Castle. The ditch that surrounded the mound of the... (more)

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The plume of smoke is from a NS3783 : Fire at the Cameron House Hotel.

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The setting is the car park near the offices shown in NS3983 : Former stables near Balloch Castle.

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My thanks to the helpful man who, on the day I took this picture, gave me... (more)

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Tags: Balloch Castle Country Park   Fairy HouseX   type:GeographX   top:Park and Public GardensX   sculptor:Patrick MuirX   subject:SculptureX  

Tags: Balloch Castle Country Park   type:Close LookX   bucket:CloseupX   Fairy HouseX   top:Park and Public GardensX   sculptor:Patrick MuirX   subject:SculptureX  

A small "fairy house" (compare NS3975 : Fairy house in Levengrove Park, taken in a different park... (more)

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The entrance is shown from outside the park in NS3982 : South entrance of Balloch Castle Country Park and NS3982 : Balloch Castle Country Park. The... (more)

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There are many NS3883 : Memorial Benches in the park; some of them can be seen in the... (more)

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This photograph was taken from the same spot as NS3982 : Balloch Castle Country Park, but is a view in... (more)

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This is the main path leading from the southern entrance of the park, towards... (more)

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The paths are shown on the 1:25000 map. The one on the right leads eventually to... (more)

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Not far from the NS3882 : Old boathouse and slipway, there is a junction on a NS3882 : Path in Balloch Castle Country Park, with one... (more)

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The picture was taken further along the path shown in NS3982 : Path in Balloch Castle Country Park, from near a... (more)

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The path is a continuation of a NS3982 : Riverside pathway at Balloch. This entrance to the park was... (more)

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For a picture of the same area, viewed in the opposite direction and in a... (more)

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This area in Balloch Castle Country Park is located just north of NS3983 : Balloch Castle,... (more)

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This was the north lodge of NS3983 : Balloch Castle. For the road leading to the lodge, see... (more)

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This is a view along the western side of the walled garden, which is located in... (more)

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The walled garden is located in Balloch Castle Country Park, and is built on... (more)

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The path leads into Horsehouse Wood, at the northern end of the park. The... (more)

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The snow-covered slopes lead down for about 150 metres to meet the wooded area... (more)

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This path is shown from a point near its beginning, at the south-western corner... (more)

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This notice in Balloch Castle Country Park, describing measures taken in... (more)

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For the history of this walled garden, which is located in Balloch Castle... (more)

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The photograph was taken beside the point where the River Leven flows out of... (more)

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The building in the background is the lodge beside the park's south... (more)

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These, like many others in Balloch Castle Country Park, are memorial benches... (more)

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The photograph was taken at a point roughly halfway along the western edge of... (more)

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For further information, see an equivalent view, taken 27 days earlier: NS3882 : Path in Balloch Castle Country Park.

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Loch Lomond is in the background.

Tags: Balloch Castle Country Park   type:GeographX   top:Park and Public GardensX   sculptor:Patrick MuirX   subject:SculptureX