Melgund Cottage Cairn

Melgund Cottage Cairn is an archaeological site in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Melgund Cottage Cairn is situated nearby to the sports venue Balbinnie Farm Recreation, as well as near Flemington Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Melgund Castle and Aberlemno Parish Church.

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 1 mile east of Melgund Cottage Cairn.

Aberlemno Parish Church

Church

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Aberlemno Parish Church is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Melgund Cottage Cairn.

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. Careston Castle is situated 2 miles north of Melgund Cottage Cairn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aberlemno and Finavon.

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.

Finavon

Hamlet

Finavon is a small settlement and hamlet in the parish of Oathlaw Angus, Scotland, situated with the A90 road running through it and it also has the nearby River South Esk and Lemno Burn. Finavon is situated 2½ miles west of Melgund Cottage Cairn.

Milton of Finavon

Village

Milton of Finavon House, historically known as the Mains of Finhaven and House of Finhaven, is a Category C listed building in Angus, Scotland. The structure is a composite of several eras, beginning with a surviving 16th-century butt n ben to the east and the remains of an earlier Tower Fortalice to the north west. Milton of Finavon is situated 2½ miles west of Melgund Cottage Cairn.

Melgund Cottage Cairn

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, meadow, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.69698° or 56° 41′ 49″ north

Longitude

-2.7669° or 2° 46′ 1″ west

Open location code

9C8VM6WM+Q6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 415138101

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=meadow

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=cairn

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Highlights include Balbinnie Farm Recreation and Flemington Castle.

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