Ethie Castle
Ethie Castle stands 4.9 km northeast of Arbroath. On the official register, it is a category A listed building. Top of the 20 other places within 15 km is Arbroath Abbey, 7.1 km off.
Castle near Arbroath
Just outside Arbroath
Ethie Castle is 4.9 km northeast of Arbroath. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Arbroath has 141 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
For warmth in Arbroath, choose July and August (18–19°C).
Ethie Castle
It has articles in 8 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- 4.9 km northeast of Arbroath
- Official site
- ethiecastle.com
Getting to Ethie Castle
Use the numbers to match each place near Ethie Castle with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Which town is nearest
Of the 4, Arbroath is the largest, at 23,487 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Arbroath
Montrose
Brechin
Laurencekirk
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Ethie Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbroath | 4.9 km southwest of it | 23,487 | 9 |
| Montrose | 12 km north of it | 11,241 | 7 |
| Brechin | 16 km northwest of it | 7,180 | 9 |
| Laurencekirk | 25 km north of it | 3,276 | 1 |
Next door to Ethie Castle
20 more lie within 15 km, 5 castles, 2 museums and an abbey or priory among them.
Abbey or prioryArbroath Abbey7.1 km away2
CastleColliston Castle7.5 km away3CastleCastleRed Castle4.2 km away4
Museum · Historic Environment ScotlandSt Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum6.3 km away5CastleCastleGardyne Castle11 km away6CastleCastleGuthrie Castle13 km away7
CastleDunninald Castle7.6 km away8
MuseumSignal Tower Museum7.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Ethie Castle
Where is Ethie Castle?
Ethie Castle is 4.9 km northeast of Arbroath, Angus.
What is Ethie Castle?
Castle in Angus, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Ethie Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in Arbroath, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Ethie Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Ethie Castle?
Within 15 km: Arbroath Abbey (7.1 km), Colliston Castle (7.5 km), Red Castle (4.2 km) and St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum (6.3 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 (6)
- Ethie Castle: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arbroath Abbey: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colliston Castle: Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunninald Castle: Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Signal Tower Museum: Heligoland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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