Colliston Castle
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 of Interest Nearby
Highlights include RM Condor.
RM Condor
Military installation
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. RM Condor is situated 2 miles south of Colliston Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colliston and Boysack.
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.
Boysack
Hamlet
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Boysack is a village in Angus, Scotland, four miles north of Arbroath. Boysack is situated 1½ miles northeast of Colliston Castle.
Friockheim
Village
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. Friockheim is situated 2½ miles northwest of Colliston Castle.
Colliston Castle
- Type: Chalet
- Description: castle in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Categories: Tower House, castle, building, tourism, historic site, and accommodation
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.60794° or 56° 36′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.63288° or 2° 37′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C8VJ958+5ROpenStreetMap ID
way 410663953OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=chaletWikidata ID
Q5147520
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Satellite Map
Discover Colliston Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Colliston Castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell de Colliston”
- French: “château de Colliston”
- French: “Château de Colliston”
- German: “Colliston Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Colliston”
- Russian: “Замок Коллистон”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Colliston”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Leys Riding School and Colliston Village Hall.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Mill of Colliston and Brothock Meadows Flood Storage Area.
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