Leysmill Quarry

Leysmill Quarry is a forest in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Leysmill Quarry is situated nearby to the hamlet Leys of Boysack, as well as near Legaston.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gardyne Castle and Letham Grange estate.

Gardyne Castle

Castle

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The Gardyne Castle is a 16th-century tower house in Angus, Scotland. It is located 2 kilometres south-west of Friockheim. The castle is still in use as a family home, and is protected as a Category A listed building.

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.

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 Friockheim and Colliston.

Friockheim

Village

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Friockheim is a town in Angus, Scotland dating from 1814. It lies between the towns of Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar and Montrose. Most of the village is in the parish of Kirkden but the eastern end lies in the parish of Kinnell.

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.