Historic site · Forfar · Angus

Castlehill Monument

In Forfar, Castlehill Monument is a historic site. Within 5 km there are 4 more places to visit. A short trip away is Glamis Castle, 7.5 km off.

Where

In Forfar

inside the locality

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 19–19°C

In brief

Historic site in Forfar

Inside Forfar

Castlehill Monument is inside Forfar’s locality, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

Afternoons in Forfar are warmest in July and August, at 19°C.

Jan6° / 0°85 mm

Feb7° / 0°63 mm

Mar9° / 1°60 mm

Apr11° / 3°52 mm

May14° / 5°60 mm

Jun17° / 8°68 mm

Jul19° / 10°74 mm

Aug19° / 10°80 mm

Sep16° / 8°62 mm

Oct12° / 5°95 mm

Nov8° / 2°91 mm

Dec6° / 0°77 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Forfar, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Forfar. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Forfar’s full climate →

About

Castlehill Monument

Historic site.

In Forfar, inside the town’s locality.

Type: Historic site
Town: in Forfar

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting to Castlehill Monument

Castlehill Monument is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns that list Castlehill Monument

Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Forfar

13,774 people · 7 places to visit

Make a day of it

Places to add to Castlehill Monument

There are 21 within 15 km, 5 castles, a historic house and a museum among them.

Historic houseGlamis Castle7.5 km away 2

MuseumMeffan Institute Museum & Gallery200 m away 3

Abbey or prioryRestenneth Priory2.7 km away 4CastleCastleMelgund Castle11 km away 5CastleCastleGuthrie Castle11 km away 6CastleCastleGardyne Castle12 km away 7

CastleCortachy Castle10 km away 8

CastleInverquharity Castle8.4 km away

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

Visiting Castlehill Monument: the answers

Where is Castlehill Monument?

Castlehill Monument is in Forfar, Angus, inside the town’s locality.

What is Castlehill Monument?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Castlehill Monument?

July and August are the warmest months in Forfar, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Castlehill Monument?

Within 15 km: Glamis Castle (7.5 km), Meffan Institute Museum & Gallery (200 m), Restenneth Priory (2.7 km) and Melgund Castle (11 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)

Glamis Castle: Worldfootage, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meffan Institute Museum & Gallery: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Restenneth Priory: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cortachy Castle: Peter van der Wielen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Inverquharity Castle: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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