Murroes
Murroes is a parish in Angus, Scotland, situated approximately 3 miles north of Dundee city centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Muirhouses”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Claypotts Castle and St Luke’s Church, Broughty Ferry.
Claypotts Castle
Castle
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Claypotts Castle is a late medieval castle in the suburban West Ferry area of Dundee, Scotland. It is one of the best-preserved examples of a 16th-century Z-plan tower house in Scotland. Claypotts Castle is situated 2 miles south of Murroes.
St Luke’s Church, Broughty Ferry
Church
Photo: Douglas Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Luke's & Queen Street Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland in Broughty Ferry, on the edge of Dundee, Scotland. The church building was completed in 1884 to designs by Edinburgh architect Hippolyte Blanc, and is now protected as a category A listed building. St Luke’s Church, Broughty Ferry is situated 2½ miles south of Murroes.
Braeview Academy
School
Braeview Academy was a secondary school in Dundee, Scotland. Situated on top of a steep hill, it was originally named Whitfield High School. when it opened doors in 1970. Braeview Academy is situated 1½ miles southwest of Murroes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kellas and Bucklerheads.
Kellas
Village
Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kellas is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies approximately two miles north of Dundee, on the B978 road.
Bucklerheads
Village
Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bucklershead is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies approximately three miles north of Monifieth, on the B978 road.
Kingennie
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingennie is a village in Angus, Scotland, two miles north of Monifieth. It is mostly known for the Forbes Of Kingennie holiday and golf resort. The village lies on the B961 road.
Murroes
- Category: locality
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.50475° or 56° 30′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.87568° or 2° 52′ 32″ westElevation
259 feet (79 metres)Open location code
9C8VG43F+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 5000008608OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Slovenian—“Murroes” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Murroes”
- Dutch: “Murroes”
- French: “Murroes”
- Slovenian: “Murroes”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Murroes Church and Woodside Wood.
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