Careston

Careston
Careston Careston shown within Angus
OS grid reference	NO533604
Council area	Angus
Lieutenancy area	Angus
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRECHIN
Postcode district	DD9
Dialling code	01356
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Angus
Scottish Parliament	Angus North and Mearns
List of places UK Scotland

Coordinates: 56°43′58″N 2°45′54″W / 56.732905°N 2.764892°W / 56.732905; -2.764892

Careston is a hamlet in Angus, Scotland that is in the parish of the same name, 5 miles west of Brechin.^[1] The parish and hamlet supposedly took their name from a stone laid in commemoration of a Danish chieftain, called Caraldston. It has a castle and church, although the local primary school closed in 2004.

The former primary school in Careston, photographed in 2006

References

↑ "Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2007, ISBN 0-319-22980-7

Sources

Careston in the Gazetteer for Scotland.

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Angus

Principal towns	Arbroath Brechin Carnoustie Forfar Kirriemuir Monifieth Montrose

Other towns and villages	Aberlemno Airlie Arbirlot Ardovie Ascreavie Auchnacree Auchmithie Auchinleish Auchterhouse Balgray Balintore Balkeerie Balmirmer Balnaboth Barry Birkhill Boddin Boysack Brewlands Bridge Bridgend of Lintrathen Bridgefoot Bridge of Craigisla Bucklerheads Burnside of Duntrune Caldhame Camuston † Careston Carlungie Carlogie Carmyllie Castleton Charleston Clayholes Clova Colliston Cortachy Cottown of Guthrie Craichie Craigo Craigton Douglastown Dronley Drumsturdy Dubton Dun Dunnichen Dykehead Eassie East Haven Edzell Elliot Farnell Folda Friockheim Gallowfauld Gardynebourg † Gateside Glamis Greystone Guthrie Hillside Hunter's Town † Inveraldie Inverarity Inverkeilor Inverpeffer † Kellas Kincaldrum Kingennie Kingsmuir Kirkbuddo Kirkinch Kirkton of Glenisla Kirkton of Kingoldrum Letham Liff Little Brechin Little Forter Lucknow Lunan Lundie Marywell Memus Menmuir Milden Milton of Finavon Milton of Ogilvie Monikie Muirdrum Murroes Newbigging Newtyle Northmuir Oathlaw Old Balkello Panbride Redford Ruthven Salmond's Muir St Vigeans Stracathro Strathmartine Tannadice Tarfside Tealing Trinity Unthank Upper Victoria Wellbank Wester Denoon Whigstreet Woodhill

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