Auchterhouse
Auchterhouse is a village, community, and civil parish in the Scottish council area of Angus, located 7.3 miles north west of Dundee, 9.5 miles south east of Alyth and 14.9 miles south west of Forfar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 700 residents
- Description: village in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Kirkton of Auchterhouse” and “Milltown of Auchterhouse”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Auchterhouse Castle and Auchterhouse Hill.
Auchterhouse Castle
House
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Auchterhouse Castle is a c. 13th-century castle located northwest of Dundee, Angus, Scotland. The original castle was enclosed with walls, towers, and contained a keep.
Auchterhouse Hill
Peak
Auchterhouse Hill is the second highest hill of the Sidlaw range in South East Angus. At 426 metres, it is classified as a Tump with a relative height of 81 m. Auchterhouse Hill is situated 2 miles northeast of Auchterhouse.
Pitlyal Loch
Lake
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Pitlyal Loch also known as Round Loch is a small lochan in Sidlaw Hills in Angus. It is located southeast of Long Loch and is almost directly south of Newtyle and 5 miles south-by-south-east of Coupar Angus. Pitlyal Loch is situated 2 miles west of Auchterhouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birkhill and Lundie.
Birkhill
Village
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Birkhill and neighbouring Muirhead are two small villages in Angus, just to the west of Dundee, Scotland. Birkhill is situated 2½ miles southeast of Auchterhouse.
Lundie
Village
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Lundie is a parish and small settlement in Angus, Scotland, 10 miles northwest of Dundee, situated at the head of the Dighty valley in the Sidlaws, off the A923 Dundee to Coupar Angus road. Lundie is situated 2½ miles west of Auchterhouse.
Liff
Village
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Liff is a village in Angus, Scotland, situated 4+1⁄2 miles west-northwest of Dundee on a south-facing slope two miles north of the River Tay. It had a population of 568 in 2011. Liff is situated 3 miles south of Auchterhouse.
Auchterhouse
- Category: locality
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.52469° or 56° 31′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.08747° or 3° 5′ 15″ westPopulation
700Elevation
600 feet (183 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB AHHOpen location code
9C8RGWF7+V2OpenStreetMap ID
node 5000008598OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Auchterhouse” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Auchterhouse”
- Cebuano: “Auchterhouse”
- Dutch: “Auchterhouse”
- French: “Auchterhouse”
- German: “Auchterhouse”
- Swedish: “Auchterhouse”
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