Castleton
Castleton is a dwelling in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Castleton is situated nearby to the archaeological site Cairn, as well as near the peak Dickmont Law.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum and Arbroath Abbey.
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 1¼ miles southwest of Castleton.
Arbroath Abbey
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Arbroath Abbey, in the Scottish town of Arbroath, was founded in 1178 by King William the Lion for a group of Tironensian Benedictine monks from Kelso Abbey. Arbroath Abbey is situated 2 miles south of Castleton.
St Vigeans Church
Church
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St Vigeans Church is a Church of Scotland parish church, serving the parish of the ancient village of St Vigeans on the outskirts of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. St Vigeans Church is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Castleton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Vigeans and Auchmithie.
St Vigeans
Village
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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.
Auchmithie
Village
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Auchmithie is a small fishing village in Angus, Scotland, three miles north east of the town of Arbroath. It sits atop a cliff of red sandstone conglomerate of Devonian date, approximately 120 feet above a shingle beach. Auchmithie is situated 1½ miles east of Castleton.
Arbroath
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Arbroath is a small fishing port in Angus in north-east Scotland, 16 miles from Dundee, and with a population of 23,500 in 2022. It's best known for its red sandstone abbey, its local fish specialty "Arbroath Smokies", and as the scene in 1320 of Scotland's first documented assertion of independence, the Declaration of Arbroath.
Castleton
- Type: Dwelling
- Categories: locality, residential building, and building
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.58929° or 56° 35′ 22″ northLongitude
-2.56913° or 2° 34′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C8VHCQJ+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 5811002520OpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwelling
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