Careston

Careston
Angus
Location
Grid reference:	NO533604
Location:	56°43’58"N, 2°45’54"W
Data
Post town:	Brechin
Postcode:	DD9
Dialling code:	01356
Local Government
Council:	Angus
Parliamentary constituency:	Angus

Careston is a hamlet in Angus, 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. It has a castle and church, although the local primary school closed in 2004.

References

Careston Castle in the landscape

• Careston in the Gazetteer for Scotland