Balintore, Angus

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Balintore
  • Scottish Gaelic: Baile an Todhair
Ballintore castle.jpg
Balintore Castle
Balintore is located in Angus
Balintore
Balintore
Location within Angus
OS grid referenceNO287590
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKIRRIEMUIR
Postcode districtDD8
Dialling code01575
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°43′02″N 3°09′59″W / 56.717215°N 3.166494°W / 56.717215; -3.166494Coordinates: 56°43′02″N 3°09′59″W / 56.717215°N 3.166494°W / 56.717215; -3.166494

Balintore (Scottish Gaelic: Baile an Todhair) is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies in Glen Isla, four miles north of the Loch of Lintrathen and seven miles west of Kirriemuir.[1] Approximately half a mile to the east is Knowehead of Auldallan farm, where there can be found a pair of uninscribed standing stones.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2007, ISBN 0-319-22980-7
  2. ^ "Auldallan". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 5 October 2010.


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