Castleton, Angus

Castleton, officially Castleton Of Eassie, is a village in Angus, Scotland.^[1] This settlement is situated along the A94 road between Glamis and Meigle.^[2] One mile to the south is the village of Eassie and Eassie Old Church, noted for the presence of the Eassie Stone; this carved Pictish stone is dated prior to the Early Middle Ages.^[3] Slightly further to the south lies Ark Hill within the Sidlaw Hills.

Castleton
Castleton Location within Angus
OS grid reference	NO333466
Council area	Angus
Lieutenancy area	Angus
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FORFAR
Postcode district	DD8
Dialling code	01307
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Angus
Scottish Parliament	Angus
List of places UK Scotland 56°36′23″N 3°05′17″W

Castleton Hotel stands on the medieval fortification that gives the settlement its name, an enormous defensive mound surrounded by a broad ditch. The rectangular earthwork is 12-to-14-foot (3.7 to 4.3 m) deep in the north-east, with a three-foot internal rampart, elsewhere it is shallower. There are no visible remains of the buildings of the medieval castle, which were perhaps largely of wood.^[1]

See also

• Glamis Castle