What is recorded here

Balintore Castle, Kennels stands in Angus, Scotland, marked only as kennels from the Post Medieval period. The name suggests dogs, hunting, or keeping animals near the estate rather than a grand castle chamber. People may have bred hounds, guarded property, or simply called the building kennels because that is what it did. The castle part sounds like later pride, dressing a working place in a grander name.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Balintore Castle, Kennels as Kennels (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Balintore Castle, Kennels is a 16th-century tower house associated with the Keith family, built as a defensive structure during a period of political instability in Scotland. It is remembered for its historical connection to the Earls of Kintore and its architectural significance as a typical example of a Highland tower house.

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