Castles · Scottish Highlands
Bonhard Castle
Bonhard Castle in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Jim Smillie — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
About
Bonhard Castle is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bonhard Castle was an L-plan tower house, dating from the 16th century, around 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south east of Bo'ness, in West Lothian, Scotland. It was demolished in 1962. Alternative names were Bonhard House, and Polkmyl Tower.
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Background
History
The castle was owned by the Cornwalls of Bonhard. It was subdivided into farm-servant's dwellings, and altered internally. After it was burned out in 1959, it was blown up in 1962.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.0010, -3.5824
Sources
- wikidata: Q18736988 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bonhard Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bonhard Castle?
- Bonhard Castle is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.0010°, -3.5824°.