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Balthayock Castle

Tower House (medieval)
Balthayock Castle
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Balthayock Castle as Tower House (medieval). 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.
Balthayock Castle, a medieval tower house in Scotland, was built by the MacDowalls, a local landowning family, in the 15th or 16th century. It is remembered as a historic example of a defended Scottish tower house and for its association with the region's clan history.

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