Weiris Wood

Weiris Wood is a forest in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Weiris Wood is situated nearby to the locality Windsor, as well as near Monytimber.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Careston Castle.

Careston Castle

Castle

Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Menmuir and Careston.

Menmuir

Village

Photo: CerridwenJ, Public domain.

Menmuir is a parish in the county of Angus in Scotland. Kirkton of Menmuir consists of only three houses and for this reason is referred to locally as "twa hooses and another yin," but around 250 people live in the area and the community hall is well used.

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.

Weiris Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.7434° or 56° 44′ 36″ north

Longitude

-2.8007° or 2° 48′ 2″ west

Open location code

9C8VP5VX+9P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 643853029

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Windsor and Monytimber.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Windsor Woods and Boggie Wood.

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