Memus is a Village in the county of Angus.

Memus postcode: DD8 3TF

Retail in Memus

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

Don't miss Arbroath, Kirriemuir, Forfar, Montrose, Monifieth, Carnoustie, and Brechin's towns if visiting the area around Memus.

Arbroath Abbey is a great place to visit close to Memus if you like ruins.

Lakes to visit near Memus include Loch of Kinnordy.

Loch of Kinnordy is one of Memus's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Memus.

Places near Memus feature a number of interesting woodlands including Loch of Kinnordy.

The area close to Memus boasts some of the best historic monuments including Balmashanner Monument.

Memus History

There are some historic monuments around Memus:

• Meikle Coull,burial mound 1200m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM4734
• Turfachie, ring ditches S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6528
• Longbank,enclosure 400m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6347
• Mains of Brigton,enclosure 500m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6047
• Meikle Coull, souterrain 100m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6332
• Glamis Castle, enclosure 600m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6420
• Fletcherfield,two standing stones Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM119
• Caddam,souterrain 350m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6345
• Carse Grey, stone setting 225m WNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone setting SM4461
• East Mains of Whitewell,souterrains 400m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6371
• Barnyards,enclosure 100m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6355
• Myreside,henge,enclosure and barrows NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive); Prehistoric ritual and funerary: henge SM5934
• East Mains of Whitewell,barrow and pits 200m NNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6372
• Nether Migvie,ring ditch E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6470
• Denside Cottage, standing stone 150m E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM115
• 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
• Shielhill,pit alignments 200m NE of Shielhill Farm Prehistoric domestic and defensive: pit alignment; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: pit alignment (ritual or funerary) SM6349
• Prosen Bridge,settlement and souterrain 600m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM6304
• The Flobbits, hut circle 1090m SSE of Craig Hill Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM7272
• Ballinshoe Castle, 370m ENE of Ballinshoe Secular: castle SM162
• Hill of Redhall,enclosure 500m E of summit Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6306
• Gallowhill, cairns 525m and 555m NE of Wellbank Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM121
• Meikle Coull,souterrains 250m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6331
• Wester Logie,enclosures 250m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6313
• Law of Baldoukie,barrow 140m E of Baldoukie Farm Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6314
• Caldhame Wood,Roman road Roman: road SM143
• Battledykes, cairn 475m SSE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7234
• West Kinwhirrie, souterrains 250m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6765
• Meams, cairns 540m W of & 480m WNW of Balnagarrow Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4472
• Restenneth Priory Ecclesiastical: priory SM90246
• Fletcherfield,enclosure 100m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM5911
• Shielhill,pit alignments N of Shielhill Farm Prehistoric domestic and defensive: pit alignment; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: pit alignment (ritual or funerary) SM6348
• Drumshade, enclosure 400m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6418
• Carse Grey,settlement and souterrains 600m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM6311
• Baldoukie,souterrains 250m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6315
• Battledykes, Roman camp Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house; Roman: camp SM2308
• East Memus, standing stone 700m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM118
• Wellford,enclosure 350m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6390
• Prosen Bridge,souterrain 500m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6305
• Westfield,enclosures NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary) SM6053
• The Flobbits, hut circle 1200m SSE of Craig Hill Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM8504
• Redwell,enclosure 700m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6354
• Loch of Kinnordy, crannog 500m NW of Balbrydie Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM5640
• Blackgate Smithy,stone circle Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM149
• Milton of Ogil ring ditch 250m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6356
• Muirskeith, standing stone 350m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM122
• Queen Margaret's Inch, chapel and crannog Ecclesiastical: chapel; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM7648
• Shallgreen, hut circles and field system 640m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM7276
• Balquharn, souterrains 400m and 600m W of Shandford Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6403
• Hill of Kirriemuir, standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM125
• Westfield,enclosure SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary) SM6054
• St Orland's Stone, Glamis Crosses and carved stones: cross slab SM90270
• 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