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Opening times and prices

Tealing Earth House is free to visit.

It is open from 1 April to 30 September. 

How to get here

Close to the village of Balgray 5m N of Dundee off the A90.

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Address

Tealing
Angus
near Dundee

National Grid reference:

NO 412 381

Close up of a spring lamb in a field. Its tongue is poking out and it has a very sweet expression on its face.

Visit responsibly

This site sits on working farmland. Please follow guidance to keep you and animals safe.
Read the Scottish Outdoor Access Code

Historic places nearby

Tealing Dovecot

Tealing Dovecot was built by Sir David Maxwell of Tealing and his wife Helen in 1595. This is confirmed by an inscription on the south-east skewput.

0 miles

Claypotts Castle

Claypotts is perhaps the quirkiest castle in Scotland, and its tower house is a 500 year old time capsule.

5 miles

Open days or guided tours only 

Broughty Castle

Broughty Castle was built to defend against the English navy, before becoming a modern artillery defence.

6 miles

Ardestie Earth House

Explore an ancient underground passage and trace the remains of long-abandoned buildings.

7 miles

Carlungie Earth House

Explore a complex underground structure dating from about AD 50.

7 miles

Eassie Sculptured Stone

Trace the messages carved into this cross-slab, probably intended to promote the Pictish church.

7 miles