Ballumbie Castle (remains)
In Dundee stands Ballumbie Castle (remains). Nearby, 5 more places to visit are within 5 km. The register lists it as a category B listed building.
Castle in Dundee
Inside Dundee
Ballumbie Castle (remains) is inside Dundee’s locality, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Category B listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Dundee has 853 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
Aim for June to August, when Dundee reaches 17–19°C.
Ballumbie Castle (remains)
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages. A short trip away is Claypotts Castle, 2.6 km off.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category B listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Dundee
The map
The map puts Ballumbie Castle (remains) in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Dundee’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Bases for a visit
Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
More to see nearby
Also close at hand are 3 castles, 2 cathedrals and a historic ship, among 34 within 15 km.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandClaypotts Castle2.6 km away2Historic shipHistoric shipRRS Discovery6.3 km away3
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBroughty Castle4.5 km away4
Historic houseGlamis Castle15 km away5
CastleMains Castle3.8 km away6
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee6.5 km away7
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral, Dundee5.9 km away8
MuseumV&A Dundee6.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Ballumbie Castle (remains) in questions
Where is Ballumbie Castle (remains)?
Ballumbie Castle (remains) is in Dundee, Dundee City, inside the town’s locality.
What is Ballumbie Castle (remains)?
Castle in Angus, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Ballumbie Castle (remains)?
June to August are the warmest months in Dundee, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Ballumbie Castle (remains) a listed building?
Yes: category B listed building.
What else is there to see near Ballumbie Castle (remains)?
Within 15 km: Claypotts Castle (2.6 km), RRS Discovery (6.3 km), Broughty Castle (4.5 km) and Glamis Castle (15 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Ballumbie Castle (remains): Editor8888, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claypotts Castle: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Broughty Castle: TimVickers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glamis Castle: Worldfootage, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mains Castle: Ydam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- V&A Dundee: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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