Careston

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Careston is a hamlet in Angus, Scotland, that is in the parish of the same name, 5 miles west of Brechin. The parish and hamlet supposedly took their name from a stone laid in commemoration of a Danish chieftain, called Caraldston.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Anne Begg

British politician (born 1955)

Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie

British politician (1801-1874)

Robert Watson-Watt

physicist (1892-1973)

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Robin Orr

Scottish composer (1909–2006)

Jim Krøft

British musician

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Peter-John Vettese

British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer

Adam Thom

Canadian journalist (1802–1890)

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James Small

British botanist (1889-1955)

Alexander Small Matthew

Canadian politician

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Arthur Milne

Scottish footballer (1915-1997)

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Charles Sutherland

Scottish footballer (1898-?)

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Collie Martin

Scottish footballer (1890-1917)

Colvin Smith

British artist (1795-1875)

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Davey Adams

football player

Douglas Alexander Graham

Major General, army officer (1893–1971)

George Rose

British politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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