Nether Careston
Nether Careston is a hamlet in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Nether Careston is situated nearby to the hamlet Balgarrock, as well as near Damside.Places of Interest
Highlights include Careston Castle and Melgund Castle.
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.
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. Melgund Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Nether Careston.
Finavon Castle
Castle
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Finavon Castle lies on the River South Esk, about a quarter of a mile south of Milton of Finavon village and five miles to the north-east of Forfar in Angus, Scotland. Finavon Castle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Nether Careston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Careston and 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.
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. Aberlemno is situated 2 miles south of Nether Careston.
Finavon
Hamlet
Finavon is a small settlement in Angus, Scotland. Its Ordnance Survey grid reference is NO4957. A Roman temporary camp was discovered in Finavon in 1962. Finavon is situated 2 miles west of Nether Careston.
Nether Careston
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.71691° or 56° 43′ 1″ northLongitude
-2.77857° or 2° 46′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C8VP68C+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 5890542411OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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