What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ballagan Castle as Castle (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Ballagan Castle was a medieval stronghold, likely built in the late 14th or early 15th century by a local noble family in the Scottish Borders region. It is remembered for its strategic position near the English border, reflecting the turbulent history of border conflicts during the medieval period.
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Places near here
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DunglassSearchlight Battery (second World War) · 270 yd
Ballagan Glen Wildlife ReserveNature reserve · 502 yd
Spout of BallaganWaterfall · 625 yd
Strathblane, Dunglass ViewNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 799 yd
DumbreckFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1310 yd
Strathblane Wildlife SanctuaryVisitor information · 1549 yd
BlairtummockBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1551 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1.0 mi
Loch Ardinning Wildlife ReserveVisitor information · 1.2 mi
SlackdhuMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Owsen HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi