Aberlemno
Aberlemno is a parish and small village in the Scottish council area of Angus. It is noted for three large carved Pictish stones dating from the 7th and 8th centuries AD; the stones can be viewed at any time in spring-autumn, but are covered by wooden boxes in the winter to prevent frost damage.Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 544 residents
- Description: village in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Aberlemm”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aberlemno Parish Church and Melgund Castle.
Melgund Castle
Castle
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Melgund Castle, lying around two kilometres due east of Aberlemno in Angus, Scotland, is a 16th-century L-plan castle which has been partially restored as a private residence. It was designated as a scheduled monument in 1971.
Finavon Castle
Castle
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Finavon Castle is a ruined 17th-century castle lying on the River South Esk, about a quarter of a mile south of Milton of Finavon and five miles north-east of Forfar in Angus, Scotland. Finavon Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Aberlemno.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milton of Finavon and Finavon.
Milton of Finavon
Village
Photo: Finavon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milton of Finavon House, historically known as the Mains of Finhaven, is a Category C listed building in Angus, Scotland. The structure is a composite of several eras, beginning with a surviving 16th-century butt n ben to the east. Milton of Finavon is situated 2 miles west of Aberlemno.
Finavon
Hamlet
Finavon is a small settlement and hamlet in the parish of Oathlaw Angus, Scotland, situated with the A90 road running through it and it also has the nearby River South Esk and Lemno Burn. Finavon is situated 2 miles northwest of Aberlemno.
Careston
Hamlet
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Careston is a hamlet in Angus, Scotland, that is in the parish of the same name, 5 miles west of Brechin. The parish and hamlet supposedly took their name from a stone laid in commemoration of a Danish chieftain, called Caraldston. Careston is situated 3 miles north of Aberlemno.
Aberlemno
- Category: locality
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.69152° or 56° 41′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.78111° or 2° 46′ 52″ westPopulation
544Elevation
433 feet (132 metres)Open location code
9C8VM6R9+JHOpenStreetMap ID
node 2375525571OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2657800Wikidata ID
Q1978003
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Scottish Gaelic—“Aberlemno” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Աբերլեմնո”
- Basque: “Aberlemno”
- Dutch: “Aberlemno”
- French: “Aberlemno”
- Irish: “Obar Leamhnach”
- Italian: “Aberlemno”
- Russian: “Аберлемно”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Obar Leamhnach”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Roadside Cross and Aberlemno Village Hall.
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