Careston Castle is a Grade A listed building in the Angus local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 June 1971. Castle. 2 related planning applications.
Careston Castle
- WRENN ID
- crooked-niche-merlin
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Angus
- Constituency
- Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1971
- Type
- Castle
- Address
- Careston Castle, DD9 6RT
- OS grid reference
- NO 530 598
- Coordinates
- 56.72827, -2.7685
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Careston Castle is a four-storey tower house featuring a vaulted basement and projecting wings. It may date back to the late 16th century, although it has undergone significant alterations in later periods. The south frontage displays an armorial stone dated 1714. Inside, there are impressive features including carved chimney pieces, a painted ceiling, and a private chapel that contains a communion chair and table from 1623.
Local climate
Careston Castle sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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