Melgund
Melgund is a hamlet in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Melgund is situated nearby to the hamlet Balglassie, as well as near Netherton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Melgund Castle and Aberlemno Parish Church.
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.
Careston Castle
Castle
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Careston Castle, also known as Caraldston Castle, is an L-plan tower house dating from the 16th century, on a 1,528-acre estate, in Careston parish, Angus, Scotland. It is a category A listed building. Careston Castle is situated 2½ miles north of Melgund.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aberlemno and Careston.
Aberlemno
Village
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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.
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 2½ miles north of Melgund.
Ardovie
Hamlet
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Ardovie is a settlement on the perimeter of Montreathmont Moor, 3 miles south of Brechin. Ardovie is situated 3 miles east of Melgund.
Melgund
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.69751° or 56° 41′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.74645° or 2° 44′ 47″ westElevation
338 feet (103 metres)Open location code
9C8VM7X3+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 5779394367OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13273694
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