Melgund Castle
On the map, Melgund Castle is 6.6 km southwest of Brechin. It holds the status of a category A listed building. Brechin Cathedral, 6.3 km away, leads the 21 other places within 15 km.
Castle near Brechin
Near Brechin
Melgund Castle is 6.6 km southwest 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.
Weather by the month
The warmest stretch in Brechin is June to August, at 17–19°C in the afternoon.
Melgund Castle
Its story is told in 9 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 9 languages
- Town
- 6.6 km southwest of Brechin
Mapping Melgund Castle
Find Melgund Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Where to base yourself
Of these 6 towns, the largest is Arbroath (23,487 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Brechin
Forfar
Kirriemuir
Montrose
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Melgund Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brechin | 6.6 km northeast of it | 7,180 | 9 |
| Forfar | 11 km southwest of it | 13,774 | 7 |
| Kirriemuir | 16 km west of it | 6,000 | 10 |
| Montrose | 17 km east of it | 11,241 | 7 |
| Arbroath | 17 km southeast of it | 23,487 | 9 |
| Laurencekirk | 23 km northeast of it | 3,276 | 1 |
Beyond Melgund Castle
Within 15 km are 21 places, among them 5 castles, a cathedral and a historic house.
CathedralBrechin Cathedral6.3 km away2CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdzell Castle13 km away3
Historic houseBrechin Castle6.3 km away4CastleCastleGuthrie Castle6.1 km away5CastleCastleGardyne Castle8 km away6
CastleCareston Castle3.9 km away7
CastleColliston Castle12 km away8
MuseumMeffan Institute Museum & Gallery11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Melgund Castle
Where is Melgund Castle?
Melgund Castle is 6.6 km southwest of Brechin, Angus.
What is Melgund Castle?
Castle in Angus, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Melgund Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Brechin, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Melgund Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Melgund Castle?
Within 15 km: Brechin Cathedral (6.3 km), Edzell Castle (13 km), Brechin Castle (6.3 km) and Guthrie Castle (6.1 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)
- Brechin Cathedral: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brechin Castle: Kylemunro1, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Careston Castle: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colliston Castle: Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meffan Institute Museum & Gallery: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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