Historic houses · Scottish Highlands
Balbithan House
Balbithan House — 16th-century L-plan tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
Andrew Wood — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kintore · 2.9 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Balbithan House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "16th-century L-plan tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 57.2602°, -2.3131°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Balbithan House ( bal-BITH-ən) is a three-storey L-plan tower house dating from the 16th century. Alternative names are Old Place of Balbithan, Old Balbthan and Balbythan House. It is located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-east of Inverurie.
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Background
Architecture
Balbithan House is an L-plan tower, unusual in that the new wing, dating from 1630, and the original are of equal length. The gardens, recreated by McMurtrie, are regarded as important, and very fine.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 57.2602, -2.3131
- District
- Aberdeenshire
- Postcode
- AB51 0RQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gordon and Buchan
- Nearest railway station
- Kintore — 2.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q15196249 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Balbithan House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Balbithan House?
- Balbithan House is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB51 0RQ).
- Is Balbithan House a listed building?
- Balbithan House is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- How do I get to Balbithan House?
- The nearest railway station is Kintore, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode AB51 0RQ.