Menmuir's most tangible link with its past is the pair of Iron Age hill forts, the Caterthuns (NO 548 661). The Brown Caterthun, overgrown with heather, is the more extensive, with a series of concentric ramparts and ditches; the White Caterthun, more immediately impressive, is one of the most striking prehistoric ruins in Britain. It takes its name from the enormous ring of piled white stones, the tumbled remains of two walls, each originally 6 to 12 metres thick. The original function of the Caterthuns, whether ritual or military, is uncertain; today they retain a role in the life of Menmuir as the tangible centre of the parish's communal identity.

Menmuir proudly boasts its links with Pictish times, with the five Menmuir Stones, presently housed in the Pictavia Centre near Brechin, which were found in the kirkyard of Menmuir Parish Church. They are decorated with key pattern and interlaced designs, and carved with figures of riders, hunting scenes, real and imagined animals, and Christian crosses. An ancient cup-marked stone has recently been found in the area.

Menmuir is happily situated to offer easy access not only to all the Glens but also to local golf courses historic homes, (House of Dun, Fasque House), castles (Edzell, Glamis & Dunnottar) and the attractions of the coast.