Cortachy

Cortachy is a village in . It lies in at the mouth of Glen Clova, on the , four miles north of . Nearby lies , seat of the Earls of Airlie.
Wikipedia
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cortachy Castle and Inverquharity Castle.

Castle
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is a castellated mansion House at Cortachy, , some four miles north of .

Castle
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is a 15th-century tower house in . It lies around 4.5 kilometres north-east of near the .

Archaeological site
is a Roman fortlet in , close to the Highland Line about 5 miles north of , . Although very little archaeological work has taken place, it is assumed that forms part of the Roman occupation during the Flavian period; this would mean it was constructed sometime between 70 and 86 CE.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Memus and Kirriemuir.

Village
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is a small village in , north of . It is home to the Drovers Pub. A story is told of a kelpie at Shielhill Bridge, leaving its cloven hoofprint behind on a stone as a petrosomatoglyph. is situated 2 miles east of Cortachy.

Town
Photo: Nick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, sometimes called Kirrie or the Wee Red Toon, is a burgh in , United Kingdom. The playwright J. M. Barrie was born and buried here and a statue of Peter Pan is in the town square. is situated 3½ miles south of Cortachy.

Hamlet
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is a country house in , Scotland. It is located 2 kilometres north of , and 6 kilometres north-west of . The farms of Over and Nether lie close by. is situated 4 miles west of Cortachy.

Cortachy

Latitude
56.72325° or 56° 43′ 24″ north
Longitude
-2.98893° or 2° 59′ 20″ west
Elevation
456 feet (139 metres)
Open location code
9C8VP2F6+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5000008584
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2652309
Wiki­data ID
Q1844238
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Cortachy” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Cortachy”
  • Dutch: “Cortachy”
  • French: “Cortachy”
  • German: “Cortachy”
  • Italian: “Cortachy”
  • Urdu: “کورٹاکی”

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