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Angus & Dundee - Castles, Cathedrals,
Monuments,
Stately Homes & Palaces
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Since the stone age, man has been
creating majestic structures that we still marvel at
today.
Whether you are interested in ancient monuments,
battlefield sites,
re-enactments,
Roman and Norman forts and castles, Stately Homes, Country Houses, Historic
Cathedrals, Ruined Abbeys etc, this is the page that
should give you the information you need.
Here we try to list properties in
private ownership but open to the public (even if only
occasionally) as well as those in the care of the
National Trust or English/Scottish Heritage.
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We know that not all the
properties in Angus & Dundee are listed. Please help us
make this guide comprehensive by giving details of
missing attractions
here.
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Aberlemno Sculptured
Stones
B9134, Aberlemno, by Forfar
Tel: 0131 668 8600
Web:
www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
3 Pictish sculptured stones located alongside
the B9134, with the forth located in the nearby
churchyard.
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Barry Mill
Barry, Carnoustie, Angus, DD7 7RJ
Tel: 01241 856761
Web:
www.nts.org.uk
A 19th century working meal mill, see the wheels
turn at a live demonstration of this
disappearing craft on Sundays and for pre-booked
parties.
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Broughty Castle
Castle Approach, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5 2TF
Tel: 01382 436916 Fax:
01382 436951
E-mail:
broughty@dundeecity.gov.uk
Web:
www.dundeecity.gov.uk/broughtycastle
A 15th Century estuary fort, complete with
museum dedicated life and times of Broughty
Ferry, its people and the environment and
wildlife of Broughty Ferry.
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Caledonian Railway
(Brechin) Ltd
2 Park Road, Brechin, DD9 7AF
Tel: 01356 622992 / 01561 377760
E-mail:
caleyrail@aol.com
Web:
www.caledonianrailway.co.uk
A steam railway running 4 miles from Brechin's
Victorian station to the remote countryside
junction at Bridge of Dun.
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Camera Obscura
Kirrie Hill, Kirriemuir, Angus
Tel: 01575 572646
Web:
www.nts.org.uk
A gift to the town of Kirriemuir, from non other
than Peter Pan author, J. M. Barrie.
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Dunnottar Castle
Dunecht Estates Office, Dunecht, Westhill,
Aberdeenshire, AB32
7AW
Tel: 01330 860223
E-mail:
info@dunechtestates.co.uk
Web:
www.dunechtestates.co.uk
The ruins of the fortress of the Earl Marischal
of Scotland, one of the most powerful families
in the country.
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Edzell Castle and Garden
B966, Edzell, by Brechin, DD9 7UE
Tel: 01356 648631
Web:
www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
16th century home to the Lindsay's, with a
walled garden featuring heraldic sculptures and
carved panels.
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Glamis Castle
Estates Office, Glamis, DD8 1RJ
Tel: 01307 840393 Fax:
01307 840733
E-mail:
enquiries@glamis-castle.co.uk
Web:
www.glamis-castle.co.uk
A royal residence since 1372, childhood home of
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother,
and the birthplace of the late Princess Margaret
Rose. Further attraction include Guided tours,
gardens, Pinetum, nature trail, shops, licensed
restaurant, play-area, and picnic area.
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Arbroath Abbey
Abbey Street, Arbroath, DD11 1EG
Tel: 01241 878756
Web:
www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
Dating back to 1178, Arbroath Abbey features a
visitors centre dedicated to the full history of
the abbey and its role in the Declaration of
Arbroath in 1320.
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Brechin Cathedral & Round
Tower
Off the A933, Brechin
Web:
www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
A medieval building from the 14th Century built
around one of two remaining Pictish towers in
Scotland, built over a 1000 years ago by Irish
masons.
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Fowlis Church
Fowlis Easter, By Liff (A923), Dundee
Built in 1453 by Sir Andrew Gray of Fowlis, an
amazing example of a small medieval church
featuring parts of the rood screen, medieval
paintings, alms dish, sacrament house and font.
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St. Andrews Church
King Street, Dundee
E-mail:
petrieducan@aol.com
Web:
www.standrewschurch.btinternet.co.uk
Built in 1772 with all costs being met by the
nine trades guild of Dundee, whose emblems are
incorporated into the stained glass windows of
the church.
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St. Mary's Parish Church
Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4DG
Tel: 01382 226271
E-mail:
office@dundeestmarys.co.uk
Web:
www.dundeestmarys.co.uk
One of the oldest surviving buildings in Dundee,
dating back to 1190 with the addition of 19th &
20th Century stained glass windows, and an organ
installed in 1863.
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St Paul's Cathedral
Castlehill, Dundee, DD1 1TD
Tel: 01382 224486 Fax:
01382 202200
E-mail:
email@stpaulscathedraldundee.org
Web:
www.stpaulscathedraldundee.org
Sir George Gilbert Scott built the cathedral in
1853 with the 210ft high tower dominating the
skyline of Dundee.
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Dunninald
Montrose
Tel: 01674 674842
E-mail:
visitorinformation@dunninald.com
Web:
www.dunninald.com
A castle-style house, completed in 1824 and
located in an eighteenth century planned
landscape, is open to the public for four weeks
during the summer months.
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House of Dun
Montrose, Angus, DD10 9LQ
Tel: 01674 810264 Fax: 01674
810722
E-mail:
houseofdun@nts.org.uk
Web:
www.nts.org.uk
A Georgian house overlooking the Montrose Basin,
built for David Erskine, the 13th Laird of Dun
by William Adam, the house was completed during
1730. Interior attractions include grand
public rooms with elaborate plasterwork,
collections of 18th- and 19th century furniture,
porcelain and portraits. The exterior
features include the formal gardens with
parkland and woodland extending out beyond.
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Pitmuies Garden & Grounds
House of Pitmuies, Guthrie, Forfar, DD8 2SN
Tel: 01241 828245
18th Century House with two walled gardens
featuring long mixed flower borders, delphiniums
and old fashioned roses. Further attractions
include spacious lawns, woodland, river and
Lochside walks.
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