Craigton is a Village in the county of Angus.

Craigton postcode: DD8 4NB

Retail in Craigton

There are great places to visit near Craigton including some great towns, ruins, lakes, nature reserves, woodlands and historic monuments.

Craigton has some unmissable towns nearby like Arbroath, Kirriemuir, Forfar, Montrose, Monifieth, Carnoustie, and Brechin.

Ruins to visit near Craigton include Arbroath Abbey.

The area close to Craigton boasts some of the best lakes including Loch of Kinnordy.

The area around Craigton's best nature reserves can be found at Loch of Kinnordy.

There are a number of woodlands near to Craigton including Loch of Kinnordy.

Places near Craigton feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Balmashanner Monument.

Craigton History

There are some historic monuments around Craigton:

• The Flobbits, hut circle 1090m SSE of Craig Hill Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM7272
• Milton of Ogil ring ditch 250m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6356
• Lendrick Lodge, enclosure and barrows 300m ESE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive); Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6417
• Hill of Redhall,enclosure 500m E of summit Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6306
• Loch of Kinnordy, crannog 500m NW of Balbrydie Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM5640
• Meikle Coull, souterrain 100m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6332
• Reedie,cairns 850m NNW and 850m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4582
• Corogle, standing stones and stone circle 950m WNW of Corriehead Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM117
• Culhawk Hill, stone circle 390m WNW of Balstard Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM4475
• Castle Hill,fort and house 700m WNW of Meams Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM4420
• Prosen Bridge,souterrain 500m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6305
• Fletcherfield,two standing stones Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM119
• Caddam,souterrain 350m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6345
• Gallowhill, cairns 525m and 555m NE of Wellbank Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM121
• Kinalty,barrow 800m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6310
• Shielhill,pit alignments 200m NE of Shielhill Farm Prehistoric domestic and defensive: pit alignment; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: pit alignment (ritual or funerary) SM6349
• Shallgreen, hut circles and field system 640m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM7276
• Muirskeith, standing stone 350m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM122
• Meams, cairns 540m W of & 480m WNW of Balnagarrow Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4472
• Turfachie, ring ditches S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6528
• Kinalty,cursus 500m E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cursus/bank barrow SM6309
• Longbank,enclosure 400m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6347
• West Kinwhirrie, souterrains 250m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6765
• Drumshade, enclosure 400m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6418
• Over Ascreavie, cairn 600m NNE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6810
• Caldhame Wood,Roman road Roman: road SM143
• Lendrick Lodge, standing stone 200m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM127
• Queen Margaret's Inch, chapel and crannog Ecclesiastical: chapel; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM7648
• Caddam, standing stone 700m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM150
• Northmuir,enclosure 350m N of Hill of Kirriemuir Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6346
• Meikle Coull,souterrains 250m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6331
• Kirkton of Kingoldrum Farm, cairn and enclosure 320m NNE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6732
• Shielhill,pit alignments N of Shielhill Farm Prehistoric domestic and defensive: pit alignment; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: pit alignment (ritual or funerary) SM6348
• Balstard, cairn 660m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM8505
• Culhawk Hill,house 500m N of Culhawk Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM4492
• Fletcherfield,enclosure 100m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM5911
• Nether Balgray, souterrain 500m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6764
• Nether Migvie,ring ditch E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6470
• The Flobbits, hut circle 1200m SSE of Craig Hill Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM8504
• Hill of Kirriemuir, standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM125
• Meikle Coull,burial mound 1200m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM4734
• East Balloch,burial mound 500m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM4583
• Wester Logie,enclosures 250m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6313
• Reedie,souterrain 200m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6308
• Redwell,enclosure 700m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6354
• East Memus, standing stone 700m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM118
• Ballinshoe Castle, 370m ENE of Ballinshoe Secular: castle SM162
• Inverquharity, Roman fort, Roman camp and Iron Age settlement 440m NE of 20th Century Military and Related: Fort; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house; Roman: camp SM6452
• Prosen Bridge,settlement and souterrain 600m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM6304