Folda
Folda is a hamlet in Glen Isla, Angus, Scotland. It is situated on the River Isla, twelve miles north-west of Kirriemuir and eleven miles north of Blairgowrie, on the B951 road.Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Folda, Angus”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Forter Castle and Auchintaple Loch.
Forter Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forter Castle is located in Glenisla, Perthshire, Scotland. It was built in 1560 by James Ogilvy, the 5th Lord of Airlie. In 1640, it was burned by Archibald Campbell, the 8th Earl of Argyll, but it was rebuilt in the early 1990s.
Auchintaple Loch
Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchintaple Loch also known as Auchenchapel Loch, is a small shallow freshwater loch that is located in Glen Isla in Angus, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Forter and Cray.
Little Forter
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Forter is a hamlet in Glen Isla, Angus, Scotland. It is on the River Isla, 13 miles north-west of Kirriemuir and 11 miles north of Blairgowrie, on the B951 road.
Cray
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cray is a settlement in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, about 4.5 miles northeast of Kirkmichael, on the Shee Water at the foot of Mount Blair. Cray Parish Church, a Category C listed building dating to 1844, is located on the B591, the main road passing through the area. Cray is situated 2½ miles west of Folda.
Kirkton of Glenisla
Village
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkton of Glenisla consists of a church and graveyard, a hotel, hall and several homes forming the largest concentration of habitation in Glenisla, Angus, Scotland. Kirkton of Glenisla is situated 3 miles southeast of Folda.
Folda
- Category: locality
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.76245° or 56° 45′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.3283° or 3° 19′ 42″ westElevation
948 feet (289 metres)Open location code
9C8RQM6C+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 5000008583OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Folda” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Folda”
- Dutch: “Folda”
- French: “Folda”
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