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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
No
EventsForChildren
No
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
No
DisabledAccess
No
Activities
<p><strong>Entry is by advanced booking only.</strong></p><p>Tours of up to 6 people will take place at 14.00, 14.45, 15.30, 16.15 and 17.00. To book telephone: 01975 562474. Parking is in the field where the rough track bends. No children under 16 and no pets.</p>
OpeningTime1
14.00-17.00 (by advanced booking only)
ArchitectName
John Lamb ( for the 1967 restoration)
OpeningDate1
15/9/2012
IsNewThisYear
No
ID
Google Panorama ID
12260
Refreshments
No
Street
The street address
Balfluig Castle
AddressLine2
Alford
Postcode
AB33 8EJ
Parking
Yes
DisabledWC
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Balfluig Castle
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
aberdeenshire
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
185
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
current,57.22429,-2.686017;
Description
An account of the resource
<p>Built by a cadet of Forbes of Corsindae, Balfluig was burnt by Montrose'e men after the battle of Alford in 1645. Farquharson of Haughton bought the estate in 1753. In the 1920s the estate was sold piecemeal, and in 1967 the present owner bought and restored the ruinous fortalice.</p>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1556