Balnagown Castle (also Balnagowan)(Ross Castle) is beside the village of Kildary in Easter Ross, part of the Highland area of Scotland. There has been a castle on the site since the 14th century, although the present building was remodelled in the 18th and 19th centuries. [1]

Balnagown Castle was inherited by Charles Ross’s third wife, Dorothy Mercado, who attempted to hold the estate together without success. On her death in 1957, the castle passed to her second husband Francis de Moleyns, who died shortly after her in 1960.

Located near Tain on the southern bank of the Balnagown River, the castle is two miles northwest of Invergordo in the Parish of Kilmuir Easter. Surrounded by thickly forested hills, the castle dominates the narrow wooded valley of the Balnagown River …

Balnagown Estate stretches from the shores of the Cromarty Firth to the saltwater banks of Loch Beag on the west coast. It covers a huge swathe of beautiful, rich agricultural farmland, forestry, and wild hill uplands, which our guests are welcome to explore at their leisure.

Balnagown is a private highland estate with a difference. Whether you’re looking for a base to explore the Highlands or you want to unwind and reconnect without venturing too far, you’ve found the ideal place for the holiday you deserve.

Balnagown Castle is a large mansion set within private gardens near the edge of a river cliff in Easter Ross. At its core is a large tower house dating to perhaps the 15th century and erected for the Ross family, dispossessed descendants of the earls of Ross.

Balnagowan Castle sits on a fault line, not merely a geographical one between mountains and coastal plain, but also a social one between a fiery independence and a staid community spirit. The castle reflects these tensions.

2022年3月15日 · A little north of the banks of the Cromarty Firth hidden among the trees, and guarded by the river bearing the same name is Balnagown Castle, home to the chiefs of the Ross Clan for over 300 hundred years.

Built to guard the Easter Ross lands, Balnagown Castle is located between the Cromarty Firth and the Dornoch Firth, commanding fine views to the southwest and east over the coastal flats.

2023年11月14日 · It seems only right to start today with the Clan’s historic seat of Balnagown Castle, which you can find beside the village of Kildary, deep in the Ross’ traditional Highlands territory. The first Laird of Balnagown was Hugh Ross.