Camus Cross

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The Camus Cross, otherwise known as the Camuston or Camustane Cross, is an Early Medieval Scottish standing stone on the Panmure Estate near Carnoustie in Angus, Scotland. First recorded in the 15th century in a legal document describing the boundaries between Camuston and the barony of Downie, and described in the 17th century by Robert Maule, it is a freestanding cross, rare in Eastern Scotland. ()

Coordinates: 56°31'50"N, 2°47'1"W

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Camus Cross – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carnoustie Golf Links, Broughty Castle, Claypotts Castle, St Luke's Church.

3.4 miSE
Championship course dating to 1850
Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie
87 min walk • Carnoustie Golf Links is in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Carnoustie has four courses – the historic Championship Course, the Burnside Course, the Buddon Links Course and a free-to-play short, five-hole course called The Nestie.
5.7 miSW
Forts and castles, Specialty museum, Museum
Broughty Castle, Dundee
146 min walk • Broughty Castle is a historic castle on the banks of the river Tay in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. It was completed around 1495, although the site was earlier fortified in 1454 when George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus received permission to build on the site.
5.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Claypotts Castle, Dundee
141 min walk • Claypotts Castle is a late medieval castle in the suburban West Ferry area of Dundee, Scotland. It is one of the best-preserved examples of a 16th-century Z-plan tower house in Scotland.
5.7 miSW
Church
St Luke's Church, Dundee
145 min walk • St Luke's & Queen Street Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland in Broughty Ferry, on the edge of Dundee, Scotland.
2 miSE
Historical place, Architecture, Nature and wildlife
Barry Mill, Carnoustie
53 min walk • Barry Mill is a working Category A listed watermill in Barry, Angus in eastern Scotland. It is owned and operated by the National Trust for Scotland as an educational tourist attraction.
1.6 miNE
56°33'3"N • 2°45'58"W
Crombie Country Park, Forfar
40 min walk • Park
2.3 miS
Museum
Barry Mill, Monifieth
58 min walk • Barry Mill is a working Category A listed watermill in Barry, Angus in eastern Scotland. It is owned and operated by the National Trust for Scotland as an educational tourist attraction.
1.6 miW
Forts and castles
Affleck Castle
42 min walk • Affleck Castle, also known as Auchenleck Castle, is a tall L-plan tower house dating from the 15th century, 1 mile west of Monikie Parish Church, Angus, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. It is not open to the public.
5.4 miSW
City, Church
Ballumbie, Dundee
138 min walk • Ballumbie is a residential area on the north-east edge of Dundee, Scotland. The area was formerly an estate centred on Ballumbie Castle, a mid-16th-century fortification, which was followed by the 19th-century Ballumbie House.
1.3 miS
Archaeological site
Carlungie and Ardestie earthhouses, Monifieth
33 min walk • Carlungie and Ardestie Earthhouses can be found in farmland north of Monifieth and Carnoustie. They date to the late Iron Age, from the 1st to 2nd centuries AD. They are examples of souterrains, probably used to store food.
6.9 miSW
Neighbourhood
Craigiebank, Dundee
177 min walk • Craigiebank is an area of eastern Dundee, Scotland. It borders three other areas of the city: West Ferry to the east, Pitkerro to the north, Baxter Park and East Port to the south-west.