Drum Wood
Drum Wood is a forest in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Drum Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Nether Careston, as well as near Mains of Careston.Places of Interest
Highlights include Careston Castle and Melgund 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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aberlemno and Careston.
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.
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.
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.
Drum Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.7206° or 56° 43′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.77° or 2° 46′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C8VP6CH+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 949123843OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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