Out and about near Carnoustie
Only Barry Mill is on our list in Carnoustie or within 5 km of its edge. Travel 22 km and you reach Glamis Castle. Go further, within 40 km, and there are 12, including 4 castles and 3 cathedrals.
Nearest place to visit
Go 2.4 km from the centre for Barry Mill. Barry Mill is a category A listed watermill in Angus.
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Each of the 7 places has its number on the map, as below.
Carnoustie is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Which kinds
Ahead are castles or historic places (10); next, museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Carnoustie. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
4 places are cared for: 3 by Historic Environment Scotland and 1 by the National Trust for Scotland (Barry Mill, Broughty Castle, Claypotts Castle and St Andrews Castle).
The list in full
All 13 on the list lie within 40 km.
V&A Dundee
Museum of design in Dundee, Scotland, a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum of London.
What is in or close to Carnoustie comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on Carnoustie’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Carnoustie →
Further afield
Below, the best known of 12 places within 40 km come first.
2Historic houseGlamis Castle22 km northwestHistoric ship3Historic shipRRS Discovery16 km west
4Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBroughty Castle10 km southwest
5Abbey or prioryArbroath Abbey11 km northeast
6Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandClaypotts Castle11 km west
7CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee16 km west
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandSt Andrews Castle18 km south
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral, Dundee16 km west
MuseumV&A Dundee16 km west
CastleMains Castle15 km west
MuseumHMS Unicorn15 km west
CathedralBrechin Cathedral26 km northThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Dundee →
Seeing Carnoustie: questions
What is there to see near Carnoustie?
No attraction is mapped inside Carnoustie itself. Within 5 km of it are Barry Mill.
Does Carnoustie have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Carnoustie: Barry Mill.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Carnoustie?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Carnoustie, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland (Barry Mill).
What are the best-known days out near Carnoustie?
Within 40 km: Glamis Castle (22 km), RRS Discovery (16 km), Broughty Castle (10 km), Arbroath Abbey (11 km).
Where are Carnoustie’s historic buildings listed?
Carnoustie has 7 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Carnoustie when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Barry Mill: Scott MacDonald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glamis Castle: Worldfootage, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Broughty Castle: TimVickers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arbroath Abbey: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claypotts Castle: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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