arbroath

Background History In 1822 John Hay Esquire, former Provost of Arbroath, bought and consolidated Letham, Peebles and New Grange estates to form Letham Grange. Hay had a mansion built near the site of an earlier manor called Newgrange. The new mansion house, named Letham Grange, was designed by...

Letham Grange is a large mansion built in the late 1820's by Archibald Simpson, an architect who was responsible for many of Aberdeen's grand buildings. The estate was so vast it even had it's own railway station. During the latter part of the 20th century the mansion was converted to a hotel...

Really, it's not much of a find in regards to content but it's interesting for the locals nonetheless. I pass it so often at work that I'd never really given it much thought other than it being a great shame that it's rotting away. Built in 1855 and was in use as a church until 1967. Since...

This post is LOCKED and RESTORED. The post is kept by Historic Scotland and is open on certain days of the year. No access to this one, photo taken from atop the wall around the site.

Arbroath ROC Post is located in a compound alongside a factory in Arbroath, Angus. The post was opened in August 1958 & closed in September 1991. The post is owned by former ROC personnel Cheryl Stewart who has expertly restored the post as a museum showing the post on "high alert" status...

Visit with Dweeb, DK, OT and Wolfism. Seems locked with padlocks and chain, and in Secure compound. According to subbrit, the post was a good one, with a teletalk in situ, however on our visit it seems the post has either been restored, or it is used for a completely different reason...