Letham Grange is a mansion and estate situated north of

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, in

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. The mansion itself is category B listed.

History

The mansion was constructed between 1827 and 1830. The architect was

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. During the late 20th century, the mansion was converted into a

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and private houses were built on the estate. The estate had its own

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

, Letham Grange railway station, on the

North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway The North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway was a company established by the ( 34 & 35 Vict. c. cxxiii) to construct and operate a railway line from north of Arbroath via Montrose to Kinnaber Junction, south of Aberdeen. The company was ...

. A

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on the estate was opened in 1987, the official opening attended by Henry Cotton. The estate was acquired by Taiwanese man Peter Liu. The hotel closed in 2002, and the golf club folded in November 2019. The site has also been home to a curling club.

References

Category B listed buildings in Angus, Scotland Listed hotels in Scotland Hotels in Angus, Scotland Defunct hotels in Scotland Hotels disestablished in 2002 Buildings and structures completed in 1830 1830 establishments in Scotland Archibald Simpson buildings {{Angus-geo-stub