Careston Castle
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.Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Melgund Castle.
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 2½ miles southeast of Careston Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Careston and Aberlemno.
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.
Aberlemno
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Aberlemno is situated 2½ miles south of Careston Castle.
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 southwest of Careston Castle.
Careston Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: tower house in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Categories: Tower House, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.72827° or 56° 43′ 42″ northLongitude
-2.76872° or 2° 46′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C8VP6HJ+8GOpenStreetMap ID
way 610240489OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q15207565
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In Other Languages
From German to Portuguese—“Careston Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Careston Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Careston”
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Highlights include Careston Parish Church and Mosspark Wood.
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