Red Castle
Red Castle lies 7.8 km south of Montrose. It is a scheduled monument. 26 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Ethie Castle (4.2 km).
Castle near Montrose
Near Montrose
Red Castle is 7.8 km south of Montrose. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Montrose has 268 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
In Montrose, July and August are the warmest, at 18–19°C in the afternoon.
Red Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 7.8 km south of Montrose
Its place on the map
Red Castle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns a short way from Red Castle
The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Montrose
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Close to Red Castle
4 castles, an abbey or priory and a cathedral are among the 26 within 15 km.
CastleEthie Castle4.2 km away2
Abbey or prioryArbroath Abbey11 km away3
CathedralBrechin Cathedral13 km away4
CastleColliston Castle8.8 km away5
CastleDunninald Castle3.6 km away6
Museum · Historic Environment ScotlandSt Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum9.5 km away7CastleCastleGardyne Castle12 km away8
Historic houseBrechin Castle13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Red Castle
Where is Red Castle?
Red Castle is 7.8 km south of Montrose, Angus.
What is Red Castle?
Castle in Angus, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Red Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in Montrose, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Red Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Red Castle?
Within 15 km: Ethie Castle (4.2 km), Arbroath Abbey (11 km), Brechin Cathedral (13 km) and Colliston Castle (8.8 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 (7)
- Ethie Castle: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arbroath Abbey: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brechin Cathedral: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colliston Castle: Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunninald 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
- Brechin Castle: Kylemunro1, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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