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Places of Interest

Caterthun

Peak

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Caterthun, or the Caterthuns, is a ridge of hills near the city of Brechin in Angus, Scotland. The Caterthuns are notable for being the site of two Iron Age forts known as the White Caterthun and the Brown Caterthun which are designated as a scheduled monument.

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.

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Brechin

Town

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Brechin is a historic market town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. Traditionally Brechin was described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Reformation Roman Catholic diocese, but that status has not been officially recognised in the modern era.

Menmuir

Village

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Menmuir is a parish in the county of Angus in Scotland. Kirkton of Menmuir consists of only three houses and for this reason is referred to locally as "twa hooses and another yin," but around 250 people live in the area and the community hall is well used.

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.

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