Careston
Appearance
Careston is a hamlet in Angus, Scotland, that is in the parish of the same name, 5 miles west of Brechin.[1] The parish and hamlet supposedly took their name from a stone laid in commemoration of a Danish chieftain, called Caraldston. It has a castle and church, although the local primary school closed in 2004.
Careston railway station on the Forfar and Brechin Railway once served the hamlet.

References
[edit]- ^ "Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2007, ISBN 0-319-22980-7
Sources
[edit]- Careston in the Gazetteer for Scotland.
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