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spring and early to mid-summer. he garden was built by Sir David Lindsay in 1604,
at the height of the optimistic Renaissance, and its refinement and extravagance are
evident. he walls contain sculpted images of erudition: the Planetary Deities on the
east side, the Liberal Arts on the south and, under floods of lobelia, the Cardinal
Virtues on the west wall. In the centre of the garden, low-cut box hedges spell out the
family mottoes and enclose voluminous beds of roses.
The Caterthuns
Four miles southwest of Edzell, lying either side of the lane to Bridgend which can be
reached either by carrying on along the road past the castle or by taking the narrow
road at the southern end of Edzell village, are the
Caterthuns
, twin Iron Age hill forts
that were probably occupied at different times. he surviving ramparts on the White
Caterthun (978ft) - easily reached from the small car park below - are the most
impressive, and this is thought to be the later fort, occupied by the Picts in the first few
centuries AD.
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE EDZELL AND AROUND
By bus
Edzell is five miles north of Brechin on the B966, and linked to it by buses #21, #29 and #30.
ACCOMMODATION
Alexandra Lodge
Inveriscandye Road
T
01356
648266,
W
alexandralodge.co.uk.
Just a short
walk east of the High Street, this is a friendly
B&B locate
d in
a little Edwardian lodge built in 1907.
April-Oct.
£75
Panmure Arms
52 High Street C
T
01356 648950,
W
panmurearmshotel.co.uk.
The best of Edzell's hotels,
offering sizeable, well-decorated rooms and fairly
predictable bar meals. You'll find it close to
the
mini
roundabout at the north end of the High Street.
£95
Glen Esk
Just north of Edzell, a fifteen-mile road climbs alongside the River North Esk to form
Glen Esk
, the most easterly of the Angus glen, which, like the others, is sparsely
populated. Further up the glen there are some excellent
hiking
routes including one to
Queen Victoria's Well in Glen Mark and another up Mount Keen, Scotland's most
easterly Munro.
Glenesk Retreat and Folk Museum
Tarfside, 10 miles northwest of Edzell • Easter to Nov Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-6pm • Free •
T
01356 648070,
W
glenesk.dreamhosters.com
Ten miles along Glen Esk, the excellent
Glenesk Retreat and Folk Museum
brings
together records, costumes, photographs, maps and tools from the Angus glens,
depicting the often harsh way of life for their inhabitants. Housed adjacent to a former
shooting lodge known as he Retreat, it's run independently and enthusiastically by the
local community. he museum's main attraction is its collection of agricultural tools,
some of which date from the eighteenth century.
INFORMATION AND ACCOMMODATION
GLEN ESK
Hiking routes
For information on hiking routes around
Glen Esk visit
W
visitcairngorms.com.
Glenesk Caravan Park
Burn Estate
T
01356 648565,
W
gleneskcaravanpark.co.uk.
One and a half miles north of
the village, you can camp at this small, child-f
riend
ly site.
April-Oct; reception daily 9-11am & 4-6pm.
£12
/pitch
Forfar and around
Around fifteen miles north of Dundee on the A90 lies
FORFAR
, Angus's county town
and the ancient capital of the Picts. he town's wide High Street is framed by some
FROM TOP
UPPER DEESIDE
P.376
; PICTISH STONES, ST VIGEANS MUSEUM
P.352
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