Balthayock Castle is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Tower house.
Balthayock Castle
- WRENN ID
- stranded-grate-linden
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Constituency
- Perth and Kinross-shire MP: Pete Wishart (SNP)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 October 1971
- Type
- Tower house
- OS grid reference
- NO 174 229
- Coordinates
- 56.39163, -3.33939
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Balthayock Castle is a massive rectangular tower house dating from the 14th or 15th century. It is constructed of whin rubble with sandstone dressings, measuring 52 feet by 37 feet, and features very thick walls. The entrance door is arched, and there is a barrel vaulted hall at the first floor level. The interior, battlements, and external stair were added by James Maclaren in 1870, as the castle was in a ruinous state prior to that date. There is a side arch with a panel dated 1578, attributed to A.B. (Blair). The castle is currently in poor condition.
Local climate
Balthayock Castle receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 62 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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