Black Wood

Black Wood is a forest in , , . Black Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Melgund Castle and Careston Castle.

Castle
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, lying around two kilometres due east of in , 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.

Castle
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, also known as Caraldston Castle, is an L-plan tower house dating from the 16th century, on a 1,528-acre estate, in parish, . It is a category A listed building.

School
is a non-denominational secondary school in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brechin and Aberlemno.

Town
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town and former royal burgh in . Traditionally 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.

Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a parish and small village in the council area of . 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.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in , that is in the parish of the same name, 5 miles west of . The parish and hamlet supposedly took their name from a stone laid in commemoration of a chieftain, called Caraldston.

Black Wood

Latitude
56.7218° or 56° 43′ 19″ north
Longitude
-2.7327° or 2° 43′ 58″ west
Open location code
9C8VP7C8+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 610236185
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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