Red Castle

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Forts and castles, Top attraction

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Red Castle of Lunan is a ruined fortified house on the coast of Angus, Scotland. It is about 4 miles south-southwest of Montrose. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°39'1"N, 2°30'39"W

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Red Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dunninald Castle, Scurdie Ness, Montrose Museum, Montrose Library.

2.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Dunninald Castle, Montrose
57 min walk • Dunninald Castle is a privately owned country house south of Montrose in Angus, Scotland, which was listed as Category A by Historic Scotland in 1971.
4.5 miNE
Lighthouse
Scurdie Ness
115 min walk • Scurdie Ness is a headland located on the South side of the River South Esk estuary, Montrose, Angus, Scotland. The River leads from the North Sea into Montrose Harbour and then into Montrose Basin. The headland has also been referred to as Scurdy Ness, Montrose point or Montroseness.
4.5 miN
Museum, Natural history museum, Maritime museum
Montrose Museum, Montrose
115 min walk • Montrose Museum opened in 1842 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. The museum came into being when in 1841 the Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society started a fund to expand its space; in order to house its curiosities and wonders ranging from geological and ethnographical...
4.4 miN
Library
Montrose Library, Montrose
113 min walk • The Montrose Library is situated in an A-listed Carnegie funded building in the north Angus coastal town of Montrose.
5.5 miN
History museum, Museum, Science museum
Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre, Montrose
142 min walk • The Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre is located to the North of Montrose, Angus, Scotland. Montrose has the distinction of having the first operational military airfield in Great Britain and the Heritage Centre is located on the former airfield.
5.6 miN
Museum
House of Dun
142 min walk • The House of Dun is a National Trust for Scotland property in the parish of Dun, lying close to the edge of Montrose Basin and situated approximately half way between the towns of Montrose and Brechin, in Angus, Scotland.
5.9 miSW
Church
St Vigeans Church, Arbroath
151 min walk • St Vigeans Church is a Church of Scotland parish church, serving the parish of the ancient village of St Vigeans on the outskirts of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland.
5.9 miSW
Art museum, Museum
St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum, Arbroath
151 min walk • St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum, located in the Angus village of St Vigeans, houses an outstanding collection of Pictish carved stones.
5.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Colliston Castle
140 min walk • Colliston Castle is a 16th-century Z-plan tower house, altered and extended in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is located 6 kilometres north of Arbroath, in Angus, Scotland, and remains occupied.
2.6 miS
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Ethie Castle
67 min walk • Ethie Castle is a 15,091 square feet 14th-century castle, situated around 3 miles north of the fishing town of Arbroath in Angus, Scotland.
3.4 miN
56°41'56"N • 2°29'26"W
Montrose Basin Wildlife Reserve and Visitor Centre, Montrose
88 min walk • Visitor center, Zoo, Park