Cotton of Colliston

Cotton of Colliston is a hamlet in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Cotton of Colliston is situated nearby to the hamlet East Grange of Conon, as well as near Swirlburn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Letham Grange estate and RM Condor.

Letham Grange estate

Manor estate

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Letham Grange is a mansion and estate situated north of Arbroath, in Angus, Scotland. The mansion itself is category B listed.

RM Condor

Military installation

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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

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colliston and Redford.

Colliston

Village

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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.

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 Cotton of Colliston.