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Balgavies Castle is a fifteenth-century tower house located in Angus, Scotland. The castle comprises a rectangular stone tower of modest proportions, characteristic of late medieval Scottish domestic fortification. Built during the period of increasing private castle construction among the Scottish nobility and gentry, the structure represents the typical residential stronghold of its era. The site remains a significant example of fifteenth-century defensive architecture in Angus, demonstrating the architectural conventions of tower house design that dominated Scottish castle-building throughout this period.
Balgavies Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5448. View the official record →
Balgavies Castle is a fifteenth-century tower house located in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5448.
Balgavies Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM5448.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pitmuies, cross slab 15m WSW of North Lodge (3.2 km), East Mains of Pitmuies,ring ditch 250m WNW of (3.5 km), Dumbarrow Hill, dun 230m ENE of Hillkirk (3.9 km).
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