Cortachy
Cortachy is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies in at the mouth of Glen Clova, on the River South Esk, four miles north of Kirriemuir. Nearby lies Cortachy Castle, seat of the Earls of Airlie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Cortachy Castle and Inverquharity Castle.
Cortachy Castle
Castle
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Cortachy Castle is a castellated mansion House at Cortachy, Angus, Scotland, some four miles north of Kirriemuir.
Inverquharity Castle
Castle
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Inverquharity Castle is a 15th-century tower house in Angus, Scotland. It lies around 4.5 kilometres north-east of Kirriemuir near the River South Esk.
Inverquharity
Archaeological site
Inverquharity is a Roman fortlet in Scotland, close to the Highland Line about 5 miles north of Kirriemuir, Angus. Although very little archaeological work has taken place, it is assumed that Inverquharity 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.
Memus
Village
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Memus is a small village in Angus, Scotland, north of Kirriemuir. 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. Memus is situated 2 miles east of Cortachy.
Kirriemuir
Town
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Kirriemuir, sometimes called Kirrie or the Wee Red Toon, is a burgh in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom. The playwright J. M. Barrie was born and buried here and a statue of Peter Pan is in the town square. Kirriemuir is situated 3½ miles south of Cortachy.
Ascreavie
Hamlet
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Ascreavie is a country house in Angus, Scotland. It is located 2 kilometres north of Kirkton of Kingoldrum, and 6 kilometres north-west of Kirriemuir. The farms of Over Ascreavie and Nether Ascreavie lie close by. Ascreavie is situated 4 miles west of Cortachy.
Cortachy
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.72325° or 56° 43′ 24″ northLongitude
-2.98893° or 2° 59′ 20″ westElevation
456 feet (139 metres)Open location code
9C8VP2F6+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 5000008584OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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