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Wemyss Castle (site of)

Alternative names for Wemyss Castle

Weems

Where is Wemyss Castle?

Wemyss Castle is in the parish of Rescobie and the county of Angus.

Grid reference:NO 518 532

Lat / long:56.6680760,-2.7880529

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OS Map for Wemyss Castle

OS map 389
Forfar, Brechin & Edzell (Strathmore East)
OS Explorer map 389


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Directions to Wemyss Castle

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Weather at Wemyss Castle

12°C
max 13°C / min 12°C
9km/h S
1010mb
91%
57%
06:09 17:52

Broken clouds
Weather observed at Letham at 17:34

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore
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Castles near Wemyss Castle

Rescobie Castle (site of)

1.6km away

Flemington Castle

2.6km away

Balgavies Castle

2.7km away

Turin (site of)

2.7km away

Woodrae Castle (site of)

3.4km away

Pitscandly House

3.4km away

Finavon Castle

3.9km away

Melgund Castle

4.2km away

Markhouse (site of)

4.9km away
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Ancient sites near Wemyss Castle

Finavon fort

2.7km away

Finavon rock art

2.7km away

Hill of Finavon rock art

3.2km away

Milton cursus

8.0km away

Balneaves Cottage cursus

9.5km away

Douglasmuir cursus

11.0km away

Old Montrose cursus

15.0km away

Inchbare South cursus

15.4km away

Inchbare North cursus

15.5km away
more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Wemyss Castle

Flemington Class III symbol stone

2.5km away

Woodrae 1 Class II cross slab

3.4km away

Woodrae 2 Class II cross slab

3.4km away

Arnhall (possible) Class I symbol stone

18.0km away

Tealing Church Class II cross slab

19.0km away

St Martin's Stone Class II cross-slab

21.2km away

Strathmartine 1 Class I symbol stone

22.2km away

Strathmartine 2 Class III recumbent stone

22.7km away

High Keillor Class I symbol stone

27.8km away
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Pictish sites near Wemyss Castle

Norrie's Law hoard

47.1km away

Dunnicaer fort

48.1km away

Nigg silver chain

65.3km away

Parkhill silver chain

72.5km away

Traprain Law silver chain

78.5km away

Haddington silver chain

79.6km away

Hoardweel silver chain

96.9km away

Whitlaw silver chain

105.3km away

Gaulcross hoard

110.6km away
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Accommodation near Wemyss Castle

Chapelbank Hotel
hotelForfar
6.5km away
Royal Hotel, Forfar
hotelForfar
6.7km away
Gramarcy House
bed and breakfastBrechin
10.4km away
Northern Hotel
hotelBrechin
10.7km away
Kinnettles Castle
hotel, barForfar
11.0km away
Letham Grange Golf Hotel & Country Estate
hotelColliston
13.0km away
Crawford Cottages
self-catering cottageKirriemuir
13.6km away
The Glenesk Hotel
hotelEdzell
17.5km away
Forbes of Kingennie Country Resort
self-catering apartmentBroughty Ferry
18.3km away
The Kinloch Arms Hotel
hotelCarnoustie
19.2km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Wemyss Castle

Kinnettles Castle
hotel, barForfar
11.0km away
19th Hole Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantCarnoustie
19.2km away
Carnoustie Golf Hotel and Spa
hotel, restaurant, barCarnoustie
19.5km away
Premier Inn Dundee (Monifieth)
hotel, restaurantMonifieth
19.8km away
Links Hotel
hotel, restaurant, café, barMontrose
20.4km away
Premier Inn Dundee East
hotel, restaurantBroughty Ferry
20.8km away
Best Western Woodlands Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barBroughty Ferry
22.0km away
Lochside Lodge & Roundhouse Restaurant
hotel, restaurantBridgend of Lintrathen
23.5km away
Premier Inn Dundee North
hotel, restaurantDundee
25.3km away
Apex City Quay Hotel & Spa
hotel, bar, restaurantDundee
25.4km away
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Published on the 28th of April 2012 at 9:14 am. Updated on the 28th of April 2012 at 5:14 pm.

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