Colliston
Colliston is a roadside hamlet in Angus, Scotland that is four miles north of Arbroath on the A933 Arbroath to Brechin road, in the parish of St Vigeans.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Gowanbank”
Places of Interest
Highlights include RM Condor and Colliston Castle.
RM Condor
Military installation
RM Condor is a large Royal Marines base located near Arbroath in East Angus, Scotland. The base also houses 7 Battery Royal Artillery, part of 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery.
Colliston Castle
Chalet
Colliston Castle is a 16th-century Z-plan tower house, altered and extended in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is located 6 kilometres north of Arbroath, in Angus, Scotland, and remains occupied.
St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum
Museum
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St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum, located in the Angus village of St Vigeans, houses an outstanding collection of Pictish carved stones. St Vigeans, close to Arbroath, was the centre of a royal estate in the Early Middle Ages, and was of religious importance as a monastery founded in the 8th century. St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum is situated 2½ miles southeast of Colliston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Vigeans and Redford.
St Vigeans
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Vigeans is a small village and parish in Angus, Scotland, immediately to the north of Arbroath. Originally rural, it is now more or less a suburb of the town of Arbroath. St Vigeans is situated 2½ miles southeast of Colliston.
Redford
Village
Redford is a hamlet in the parish of Carmyllie in Angus, Scotland. It is situated on high ground between Arbroath, on the coast, and the inland county town of Forfar. Carmyllie school is located in the settlement, as was the old Carmyllie railway station. Redford is situated 2½ miles west of Colliston.
Boysack
Hamlet
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Boysack is a village in Angus, Scotland, four miles north of Arbroath. Boysack is situated 2½ miles northeast of Colliston.
Colliston
- Category: locality
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.59501° or 56° 35′ 42″ northLongitude
-2.64459° or 2° 38′ 41″ westElevation
233 feet (71 metres)Open location code
9C8VH9W4+25OpenStreetMap ID
node 541238215OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Colliston” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Colliston”
- Dutch: “Colliston”
- French: “Colliston”
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