Carlungie and Ardestie earthhouses, Monifieth

Name: Carlungie and Ardestie earthhouses
Address: Monifieth, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Monifieth

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Carlungie and Ardestie earthhouses, Monifieth

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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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°30'48"N, 2°47'45"W

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Monifieth United Kingdom

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Day trips

Carlungie and Ardestie earthhouses – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

3 miSE
Championship course dating to 1850
Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie
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4.5 miSW
Forts and castles, Specialty museum, Museum
Broughty Castle, Dundee
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4.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Claypotts Castle, Dundee
113 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.
4.5 miSW
Church
St Luke's Church, Dundee
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1.5 miSE
Historical place, Architecture, Nature and wildlife
Barry Mill, Carnoustie
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Town, Area
Newport-on-Tay, Dundee
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Forts and castles
Powrie Castle, Dundee
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1.3 miN
Stela
Camus Cross
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2.8 miNE
56°33'3"N • 2°45'58"W
Crombie Country Park, Forfar
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1.6 miSE
Museum
Barry Mill, Monifieth
41 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.
2 miNW
Forts and castles
Affleck Castle
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