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Dysart

Nether Dysart is a small two storey house which incorporates the remains of the castle of Dysart.

The house was a property of the Melvilles and two date stones, one carved with J M 1594 and the other with the date 1714, and an armorial panel have been inserted into the garden wall.

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Alternative names for Dysart

Desart; Disart; Disert; Dissarch; Dissart; Dissarth; Nether Dysart

Surnames associated with Dysart

Melville

Where is Dysart?

Dysart is in the parish of Lunan and the county of Angus.

Grid reference: NO 69742 53363

Lat / long: 56.671049, -2.495343

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OS Map for Dysart

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Arbroath, Montrose & Carnoustie (Laurencekirk)
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Directions to Dysart

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Weather at Dysart

6°C
max 6°C / min 6°C
12km/h NNW
1028mb
80%
82%
03:53 20:19

Broken clouds
Weather observed at Montrose at 03:21

References (books)

Angus or Forfarshire (Volume 4)
Alexander Warden
Dundee, 1884
The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Canmore

Castles near Dysart

Dunninald Castle

1.0km away

Black Jack Castle

1.3km away

Lunan (possible) (site of)

2.3km away

Red Castle

2.5km away

Rossie Castle (site of)

2.6km away

Maryton (possible) (site of)

2.7km away

Craig House

2.9km away

Baldovie (site of)

3.0km away

Usan Tower (site of)

3.1km away
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Ancient sites near Dysart

Old Montrose cursus

4.9km away

Douglasmuir cursus

9.7km away

Balneaves Cottage cursus

9.9km away

Milton cursus

11.0km away

Inchbare South cursus

15.0km away

Inchbare North cursus

15.2km away

Finavon fort

19.1km away

Finavon rock art

19.2km away

Hill of Finavon rock art

20.7km away
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Pictish stones near Dysart

Inchbrayock 1 Class II cross slab

3.6km away

Inchbrayock 2 Class II cross slab

3.6km away

Inchbrayock 3 Class II cross slab

3.6km away

Farnell Class II cross slab

7.3km away

Kinblethmont Class I symbol stone

8.4km away

Kinnell 1 Class I symbol stone

9.4km away

Drosten Stone Class II cross slab

12.0km away

St Vigeans 2 Class II cross slab

12.0km away

St Vigeans 3 Class II symbol stone

12.0km away
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Pictish sites near Dysart

Dunnicaer fort

36.3km away

Norrie's Law hoard

54.1km away

Nigg silver chain

55.0km away

Parkhill silver chain

64.5km away

Traprain Law silver chain

79.2km away

Haddington silver chain

81.8km away

Hoardweel silver chain

93.8km away

Whitlaw silver chain

107.2km away

Gaulcross hoard

111.7km away
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Accommodation near Dysart

Park Hotel, Ferryden
hotelFerryden
4.2km away
Chapel House B&B
bed and breakfastFerryden
5.0km away
Links Hotel
hotel, restaurant, café, barMontrose
5.0km away
Letham Grange Golf Hotel & Country Estate
hotelColliston
10.5km away
Northern Hotel
hotelBrechin
12.1km away
Gramarcy House
bed and breakfastBrechin
12.4km away
The Glenesk Hotel
hotelEdzell
18.0km away
The Garden Rooms
self-catering cottageFettercairn
22.7km away
The Gardeners Bothy
self-catering cottageFettercairn
22.8km away
The Kinloch Arms Hotel
hotelCarnoustie
22.9km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Dysart

Links Hotel
hotel, restaurant, café, barMontrose
5.0km away
19th Hole Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantCarnoustie
23.2km away
Carnoustie Golf Hotel and Spa
hotel, restaurant, barCarnoustie
23.6km away
Kinnettles Castle
hotel, barForfar
27.7km away
Premier Inn Dundee (Monifieth)
hotel, restaurantMonifieth
28.7km away
Premier Inn Dundee East
hotel, restaurantBroughty Ferry
30.2km away
Best Western Woodlands Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barBroughty Ferry
31.0km away
Apex City Quay Hotel & Spa
hotel, bar, restaurantDundee
36.9km away
Papa Joe's Dundee
restaurantDundee
37.4km away
Premier Inn Dundee Centre
hotel, restaurantDundee
37.4km away
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Published on the 14th of January 2021 at 3:49 pm. Updated on the 28th of July 2021 at 5:47 pm.

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