Ruthven Castle
Ruthven Castle is a ruins in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Ruthven Castle is situated nearby to the forest Redmire Wood, as well as near Boat Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Bridge, Ruthven and Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum.
Old Bridge, Ruthven
Bridge
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Bridge, Ruthven is situated 1 mile northwest of Ruthven Castle.
Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum
Museum
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum is a permanent exhibition of 27 carved Pictish stones in the centre of the village of Meigle in Perth and Kinross in eastern Scotland. Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum is situated 2½ miles southwest of Ruthven Castle.
Airlie Parish Kirk
Church
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Airlie Parish Kirk is a church in Airlie, Angus. It was completed in 1783 and dedicated to St. Meddan. The interior was renovated in 1893. The church contains pre-Reformation relics. Airlie Parish Kirk is situated 2½ miles north of Ruthven Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ruthven and Airlie.
Ruthven
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ruthven is a village in Angus, Scotland. It is two miles north of Meigle, where the A926 road crosses the River Isla.
Airlie
Village
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Airlie is a civil parish in the Scottish council area of Angus. It is the seat of the Earl of Airlie, and the location of Airlie Castle. It comprises Craigton of Airlie, Baitland of Airlie and Kirkton of Airlie. Airlie is situated 1½ miles northeast of Ruthven Castle.
Castleton
Hamlet
Castleton, officially Castleton Of Eassie, is a village in Angus, Scotland. This settlement is situated along the A94 road between Glamis and Meigle. One mile to the south is the village of Eassie and Eassie Old Church, noted for the presence of the Eassie Stone; this carved Pictish stone is dated prior to the Early Middle Ages. Castleton is situated 2 miles east of Ruthven Castle.
Ruthven Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.6178° or 56° 37′ 4″ northLongitude
-3.13898° or 3° 8′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C8RJV96+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 3767607408OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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