Rescobie Loch
Rescobie Loch is a post glacial fresh water body located in the parish of Rescobie, 4 km to the East of Forfar, in the county of Angus, Scotland. The loch is fed by Lunan Water which enters from the West and exits to the East.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Restenneth Priory and Loch Fithie.
Restenneth Priory
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Restenneth Priory was a monastic house of Augustinian canons founded by Jedburgh Abbey, with the patronage of King Malcolm IV of Scotland, in 1153. Although there is little literary evidence, archaeological evidence strongly indicates that there was a monastery at Restenneth from very early times.
Loch Fithie
Lake
Loch Fithie is a small, lowland freshwater loch lying approximately 2 miles east of Forfar, Scotland. It is approximately 800 m in length.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunnichen and Letham.
Dunnichen
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunnichen is a small village in Angus, Scotland, situated between Letham and Forfar. It is close to Dunnichen Hill, at which the Battle of Dun Nechtain is popularly believed to have been fought.
Letham
Village
Letham is a village in Angus, Scotland. Letham is the largest village in Angus, with a population of nearly 2,000. Situated 17 miles from Dundee, 5 miles from Forfar, 10 miles from Arbroath and 10 miles from Carnoustie.
Bowriefauld
Village
Bowriefauld is a small village in Angus, Scotland. To the north of Bowriefauld is Dunnichen and to the east is Letham. The village has several old cottages. Dunnichen cemetery is on the northern edge of the village.
Rescobie Loch
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Category: body of water
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.65444° or 56° 39′ 16″ northLongitude
-2.79085° or 2° 47′ 27″ westElevation
194 feet (59 metres)Open location code
9C8VM635+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 37572754OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
2639486Wikidata ID
Q7314956
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rescobie Loch” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rescobie Loch”
- French: “Rescobie Loch”
- Irish: “Loch Ros Sgolban”
- Swedish: “Rescobie Loch”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fonah and Kirk Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Culrush Wood and Barnsdale Castle Crannog.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rescobie Loch”. Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.