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Balfluig Castle.
Photograph by Anne Burgess. Some rights reserved. (view original image)
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Balfluig Castle from the north.
Photograph by Colin Smith. Some rights reserved. (view original image)
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BALFLUIG CASTLE FACTS
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Location
near Alford, Aberdeenshire
Description
Balfluig Castle is a Scottish Baronial style tower house 2 miles south east of Alford. It was built in the 16th century (the date above the door is 1556). Balfluig was originally the seat of the Forbes clan, but was sold to the Farquharsons in 1753. The castle was restored in 1968 and now and is now available as holiday accommodation and can be rented on a self catering basis. The castle sits in four and a quarter acres and their is a private garden around the castle.
Architecture
Balfluig Castle is an L-shaped tower house
Date
16th century
Other Castles in the Area
Abergeldie Castle
Auchindoun Castle
Balvenie Castle
Castle Fraser
Cluny Castle
Craigievar Castle
Crathes Castle
Drum Castle
Dumbarton Castle
Dunnottar Castle
Forbes Castle
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