What is recorded here
Careston Castle is a 16th-century L-plan tower house in Angus, Scotland, built about 1582 by Sir Henry Lindsay. Its chimney-pieces copy designs from Jacques Androuet du Cerceau's Second livre, and its vaulted rooms, scale-and-platt stair and turnpike stair still shape the building. Two wings are gone, one vault has been removed, and much of the ground floor now holds storage rather than life. What remains is a sharp, proud fragment of a larger house, carrying the name of Keraldus and the hands of everyone who has owned it since.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Careston Castle as Pit Alignment (prehistoric)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Careston CastleTower House (medieval) · 612 yd
Nether CarestonRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 869 yd
Careston Parish Kirk, Manse, StablesStable(s) (19th Century) · 981 yd
Mill of MarcusCist(s) (bronze Age), Bead (faience)(bronze Age), Cinerary Urn(s) (bronze Age), Food Vessel Urn (pottery)(bronze Age) · 1012 yd
Easter MarcusFarmstead (18th Century) - (19th Century)(possible) · 1529 yd
North WoodForest · 1.2 mi
Muirton WoodForest · 1.2 mi
Vayne CastleCastle (16th Century) · 2.1 mi
The Serpent StoneHeritage attraction · 2.2 mi
The Crescent StoneHeritage attraction · 2.2 mi
Crook HillMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
Tannadice War MemorialMemorial · 3.3 mi