Place:


Balthayock  Perthshire

 

In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Balthayock like this:

Balthayock, a detached section of Kinnoul parish, Perthshire. Lying ½ mile E of the main body of the parish, it has an extreme length from NW to SE of 27/8 miles, and varies in breadth from 5 furlongs to 1 mile. Balthayock House in the S, 3 miles E of Perth, dates partly from 1578, partly from some two centuries earlier; it is the seat of Wm. Lowson, Esq. Balthayock Castle, close by, is the ruin of an oblong tower, supposed to have belonged to the Knights Templars.

The location is that of Balthayock Castle.

Balthayock through time

Balthayock is now part of Perth and Kinross district. Click here for graphs and data of how Perth and Kinross has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Balthayock itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Balthayock, in Perth and Kinross and Perthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22340

Date accessed: 28th March 2024


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