Muirton Wood
Muirton Wood is a forest in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Muirton Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Noranbank, as well as near the locality Deil’s Hows.Places of Interest
Highlights include Careston Castle and Finavon 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.
Finavon Castle
Castle
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Finavon Castle is a ruined 17th-century castle lying on the River South Esk, about a quarter of a mile south of Milton of Finavon and five miles north-east of Forfar in Angus, Scotland.
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.
Tannadice
Village
Photo: Lloyd Housley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tannadice is a village in Angus, Scotland that lies on the River South Esk and is 4 miles north of Forfar. The estate of Tannadice was formerly owned by William Neish of Tannadice and Clepington.
Muirton Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.7213° or 56° 43′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.806° or 2° 48′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C8VP5CV+GHOpenStreetMap ID
way 949123895OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
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