Balintore, Angus

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Balintore
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Balintore
Location within Angus
OS grid reference NO287590
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town KIRRIEMUIR
Postcode district DD8
Dialling code 01575
Police Scotland
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
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56°43′02″N3°09′59″W / 56.717215°N 3.166494°W / 56.717215; -3.166494

Balintore (Scottish Gaelic : Baile an Todhair) is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies in Glen Isla, four miles north of the Loch of Lintrathen and seven miles west of Kirriemuir. [1] Approximately half a mile to the east is Knowehead of Auldallan farm, where there can be found a pair of uninscribed standing stones. [2]

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References

  1. "Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2007, ISBN   0-319-22980-7
  2. "Auldallan". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 5 October 2010.