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Careston Castle
Castle · near Brechin · Angus

Careston Castle

Careston Castle is a tower house. On the map, it sits 5 km west of Brechin. It is a category A listed building.

Photo: Careston Castle, Alan Morrison (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Where
5 km
west of Brechin
How well known
Top 27%
#2,271 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Castle near Brechin

Just outside Brechin

Careston Castle is 5 km west of Brechin. Towns near it ↓

Category A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Brechin has 172 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

For warmth, aim for June to August (17–19°C highs in Brechin).

Jan6° / 0°81 mm
Feb7° / 0°59 mm
Mar9° / 2°55 mm
Apr12° / 4°53 mm
May14° / 5°61 mm
Jun17° / 8°68 mm
Jul19° / 10°79 mm
Aug19° / 10°78 mm
Sep17° / 8°59 mm
Oct13° / 5°94 mm
Nov9° / 2°94 mm
Dec6° / 0°78 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Brechin, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Brechin. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Brechin’s full climate →
About

Careston Castle

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 4 languages. There are 21 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Brechin Cathedral (6.5 km).

Brechin’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Castle
Listed
Category A listed building
Wikipedias
Covered in 4 languages
Town
5 km west of Brechin
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Where it sits

The numbers show what else is near Careston Castle, in the order listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Towns around Careston Castle, by distance

These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 5 km east of it

Brechin

7,180 people · 9 places to visit

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Within 15 km are 21 places, among them 4 castles, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.

1CathedralBrechin Cathedral6.5 km away2CastleCastleMelgund Castle3.9 km away3CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdzell Castle11 km away4Historic houseBrechin Castle6.7 km away5CastleCastleGuthrie Castle9.9 km away6CastleCastleGardyne Castle12 km away7MuseumMeffan Institute Museum & Gallery12 km away8Historic houseKinnaird Castle11 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Careston Castle?

Careston Castle is 5 km west of Brechin, Angus.

What is Careston Castle?

Tower house in Angus, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Careston Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Brechin, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Careston Castle a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near Careston Castle?

Within 15 km: Brechin Cathedral (6.5 km), Melgund Castle (3.9 km), Edzell Castle (11 km) and Brechin Castle (6.7 km).

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 (5)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.