Ballumbie is a residential area on the north-east edge of Dundee,

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. The area was formerly an estate centred on Ballumbie Castle, a mid-16th-century fortification, which was followed by the 19th-century Ballumbie House. There is also a golf course surrounded by a medieval wall and the site of a late medieval parish church. The castle and house are located just outside the City of Dundee, in Angus.

Ballumbie Castle

Ballumbie Castle was built by the Lovell family. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland record the date of construction as 1545, although

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give a date of 14th–15th century. The castle comprised a rectangular enclosure, approximately on a side, with round corner towers, overlooking the Fithie Burn. In the early 17th century it passed to the Maule family, who became Earls of Panmure in 1646. The castle was reported as being ruined by 1682, although the remaining east and south walls were later incorporated into the stable block of Ballumbie House. Today the castle is a ruin again, in private ownership. Access is prohibited beyond the castle's security fencing for reasons of personal safety. The lands surrounding Ballumbie Castle are known as the Ballumbie Castle Estate, and the lands of Ballumbie Castle remain the

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