Red Head

Nearest town:
Arbroath (9km SW)
OS reference:
NO70134740
OS sheet:
54
Latitude:
56° 37' 2.95 N
Longitude:
2° 29' 12.38 W
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Image of Red Head (Promontory Fort) by LesHamilton

Red Head is the highest point on the Angus coastline, with high cliffs protecting it on three sides.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jul 4, 2015
Image of Red Head (Promontory Fort) by LesHamilton

A close-up view of the unscalable cliffs that protected Red Head Promontory Fort.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jul 4, 2015
Image of Red Head (Promontory Fort) by LesHamilton

The best part of visiting Red Head is the view it provides over the spectacular red standstone shoreline.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jul 4, 2015

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Red Head

LesHamilton
LesHamilton Jul 4, 2015

Visited: July 2, 2015

Red Head, only discovered as recently as 1961, is the northernmost of the six promontory forts ranged along the Angus coastline, and lies about a kilometre north of Prail Castle. Perched above 81 metre tall cliffs, Red Head fort lies at the highest location on the Angus coast.

Evidence was found of a rampart, ditch and causeway, but the site was badly mutilated by trenching associated with its use as a World War I observation post.

There is an excellent aerial Photograph of Red Head on Aberdeenshire Council’s website.

You can read more about this site on the Canmore website.

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