What is recorded here
Meltwater from Balnagown Castle still strikes the same rocks, feeding the river that carries the estate into the wide world. The castle rooms have vanished, but the cascade remains, repeating the local identity in every sounding of water.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Balnagown Castle, Cascade as Cascade (period Unassigned). 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.
Balnagown Castle, Cascade, is a 16th-century tower house associated with the Clan Mackenzie of Kintail. It is remembered for its strategic location in the Scottish Highlands and its historical connection to the powerful Mackenzie family.
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Places near here
Balnagown RiverBuilding (period Unassigned), Enclosure (period Unassigned) · 455 yd
BrenachieEmbankment (period Unassigned) · 641 yd
Balnagown CastleCountry House (19th Century), Tower (medieval) · 642 yd
Balnagown WoodForest · 896 yd
Balnagown BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 1195 yd
The WildernessForest · 1.2 mi
Logie Easter War MemorialMemorial · 1.3 mi
Milntown CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.5 mi
Kilmuir Easter War MemorialMemorial · 1.5 mi
DalnaclachNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.7 mi
ArabellaNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.9 mi
Kinrive HillMountain / peak · 4.4 mi