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Balvenie
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On a mound just above the Glenfiddich Distillery is a grim, gray, and squat curtain-walled castle, Balvenie. This ruined fortress, which dates from the 13th century, once commanded the glens and passes toward Speyside and Elgin.
- Address: A941, Dufftown, AB55 4DH | Map It
- Phone: 01340/820121
- Cost: £4
- Hours: Apr.--Sept., daily 9:30--5:30; last entry ½ hr before closing
- Website: www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
- Location: Dufftown
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