Duns Wood

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Careston Castle.

Castle
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Careston and Menmuir.

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.

Village
Photo: CerridwenJ, Public domain.
is a parish in the county of in . Kirkton of 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.

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.

Duns Wood

Latitude
56.7445° or 56° 44′ 40″ north
Longitude
-2.7815° or 2° 46′ 54″ west
Open location code
9C8VP6V9+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 953721475
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
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