Where is Balbithan House?

Balbithan House is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB51 0RQ).

How do I get to Balbithan House?

The nearest railway station is Kintore, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode AB51 0RQ.

Is Balbithan House a listed building?

Balbithan House is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.

How do I get to Balbithan House?

The nearest railway station is Kintore, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode AB51 0RQ.

Historic houses · Scottish Highlands

Balbithan House

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Balbithan House — 16th-century L-plan tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Kintore · 2.9 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Balbithan House in Aberdeenshire, the nearest railway station is Kintore, located 2.9 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is AB51 0RQ. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.

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Balbithan House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "16th-century L-plan tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 57.2602°, -2.3131°.

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From the Wikipedia article

Balbithan House ( bal-BITH-ən) is a three-storey L-plan tower house dating from the 16th century. Alternative names are Old Place of Balbithan, Old Balbthan and Balbythan House. It is located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-east of Inverurie.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

Architecture

Balbithan House is an L-plan tower, unusual in that the new wing, dating from 1630, and the original are of equal length. The gardens, recreated by McMurtrie, are regarded as important, and very fine.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 57.2602, -2.3131
District: Aberdeenshire
Postcode: AB51 0RQ
Parliamentary constituency: Gordon and Buchan
Nearest railway station: Kintore — 2.9 km
Official site: www.findglocal.com

Sources

wikidata: Q15196249 (CC0)
wikipedia: Balbithan House (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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