What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Balone Castle as Smack (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Balone Castle was a 16th-century tower house in Ayrshire, Scotland, associated with the Maxwell family. It is remembered for its strategic position and as part of the historic landscape of the region.
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