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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALFOUR MAINS | Balfour Mains Balfour Mains Balfour Mains Balfour Mains or Castle Farm Either of the two |
David Tosh. Occr. [Occupier] Val. [Valuation] Roll 1861 The Rev. [Reverend] William Haldane D. Wilkie Esqr. [Esquire] Factor |
[031] | A fine farm house having offices attached the property of Captn. [Captain] Mitchell of Baldovie. Attached to the south angle of the dwelling house, are still to be seen part of the ruins of the Castle of Balfour. They consist of part of a tower, and what appears to have been one of the gables. This tower stands about 2 storeys in height and has been recently roofed. |
| BALFOUR CASTLE (In Ruins) | Balfour Castle (Ruin) Balfour Castle (Ruin) Balfour Castle (Ruin) Castle of Balfour Castle of Balfour Castle of Balfour |
Rev. [Reverend] William Haldane D. Wilkie Esqr. David Tosh New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Full. [Fullarton's] Gazatteer Old Stat [Statistical] Account |
031 | Attached to the south angle of the dwelling house, are still to be seen part of the ruins of the Castle of Balfour. They consist of part of a tower, and what appears to have been one of the gables. This tower stands about 2 storeys in height and has been recently roofed. "The Castle of Balfour built by Cardinal Beaton is the only building of Antiquity. It has long been dismantled and a ruin, but originally have been a place of considerable strength. The structure is in the Gothic style. The family of Balfour, has long ago sunk into that of Fotheringham of Powrie, Mr. Farquharson of Baldovie the present proprietor lately caused 2 wings of the Castle to be taken down to afford materials for the erection of a farm house. The beauty of the old ruin has been in consequence in great measure destroyed". New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] "Balfour Castle, now in ruins, is said to have been built by Cardinal Beaton. This, however, appears to be a popular error: Balfour, which was held by the Abbotts of Arbroath, was possessed by Ogilvys from at least 1478, & the castle may have been the work of Beaton's contemporary, Walter Ogilvy, third son of Lord Airly, & brother of Marion Ogilvy, mother of Cardinal Beaton's children." Jervise's Memorials of Angus & Mearns. |
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