Lauriston Castle

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Lauriston Castle stands on a clifftop site near the Aberdeenshire village of St Cyrus and just over a mile inland from the North Sea coast of Scotland. Once a royal fortress, it can claim to be one of the oldest privately owned and inhabited castles in the region. It is a Category C listed building. ()

Built: XIII centuryCoordinates: 56°47'23"N, 2°23'44"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Montrose Museum, Benholm Mill, Montrose Library, Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre.

6.1 miSW
Museum, Natural history museum, Maritime museum
Montrose Museum, Montrose
155 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...
3.3 miNE
Watermill
Benholm Mill
85 min walk • Benholm Mill in Kincardineshire, Scotland, is a restored and fully working water-powered meal mill. It is sited in ancient woodland near Johnshaven, by the farmlands of Sunset Song country – made famous by local author, Lewis Grassic Gibbon. It featured as Long Rob's Mill in the television serialisation of this novel.
6.2 miSW
Library
Montrose Library, Montrose
158 min walk • The Montrose Library is situated in an A-listed Carnegie funded building in the north Angus coastal town of Montrose.
5.1 miSW
History museum, Museum, Science museum
Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre, Montrose
129 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.
6.9 miSW
Museum
House of Dun
176 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.
5.8 miNE
Church
Arbuthnott, Inverbervie
148 min walk • Arbuthnott, Bervie and Kinneff Church is a Christian community in the south of Aberdeenshire. It includes the town of Inverbervie, the villages of Catterline, Gourdon and Kinneff in addition to the area of Arbuthnott.
6.1 miSW
Church
Montrose Old and St Andrew's Church, Montrose
156 min walk • The Old and St Andrew's Church is a Church of Scotland church in Montrose, Angus. It was dedicated in 1793. The current steeple, designed by James Gillespie Graham, was completed in 1834.
4.9 miNE
Village
Gourdon
126 min walk • The village's harbor is the heart of Gourdon, where colorful fishing boats bob in the water and the fresh scent of sea air fills the atmosphere. Visitors can take leisurely strolls along the waterfront, watching the fishermen at work or simply admiring the tranquil...
4.1 miNW
Town
Laurencekirk
104 min walk • Laurencekirk, colloquially known as "The Lang Toun" or amongst locals as simply "The Kirk", is a small town in the historic county of Kincardineshire, Scotland, just off the A90 Dundee to Aberdeen main road. It is administered as part of Aberdeenshire.
1.3 miSW
Village
St Cyrus
34 min walk • One of the main attractions in St Cyrus is the St Cyrus National Nature Reserve, which covers an area of over 92 hectares and is home to a diverse range of habitats, including sand dunes, cliffs, and grasslands. Visitors can explore the reserve on foot and enjoy...
3.7 miSW
Watermill
Mill of Morphie
94 min walk • The Mill of Morphie is a historic waterwheel in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The Mill of Morphie is situated nearby to the Stone of Morphie, an unshaped extant standing stone.