Rescobie Parish Church

Rescobie Parish Church is a church in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Rescobie Parish Church is situated nearby to the lake Rescobie Loch, as well as near Loch Fithie.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rescobie Loch and Loch Fithie.

Rescobie Loch

Lake

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rescobie Loch is a post glacial fresh water body located in the parish of Rescobie, 4 km to the East of Forfar, in the county of Angus, Scotland. The loch is fed by Lunan Water which enters from the West and exits to the East.

Loch Fithie

Lake

Loch Fithie is a small, lowland freshwater loch lying approximately 2 miles east of Forfar, Scotland. It is approximately 800 m in length.

Restenneth Priory

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Restenneth Priory was a monastic house of Augustinian canons founded by Jedburgh Abbey, with the patronage of King Malcolm IV of Scotland, in 1153. Although there is little literary evidence, archaeological evidence strongly indicates that there was a monastery at Restenneth from very early times. Restenneth Priory is situated 1½ miles west of Rescobie Parish Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunnichen and Letham.

Dunnichen

Village

Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunnichen is a small village in Angus, Scotland, situated between Letham and Forfar. It is close to Dunnichen Hill, at which the Battle of Dun Nechtain is popularly believed to have been fought. Dunnichen is situated 2 miles south of Rescobie Parish Church.

Letham

Village

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Letham is a village in Angus, Scotland. Letham is the largest village in Angus, with a population of nearly 2,000. Situated 17 miles from Dundee, 5 miles from Forfar, 10 miles from Arbroath and 10 miles from Carnoustie. Letham is situated 2½ miles southeast of Rescobie Parish Church.

Aberlemno

Village

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aberlemno is a parish and small village in the Scottish council area of Angus. It is noted for three large carved Pictish stones dating from the 7th and 8th centuries AD; the stones can be viewed at any time in spring-autumn, but are covered by wooden boxes in the winter to prevent frost damage. Aberlemno is situated 2½ miles north of Rescobie Parish Church.

Rescobie Parish Church

Type: Church
Denomination: Church of Scotland
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.6576° or 56° 39′ 27″ north

Longitude

-2.80169° or 2° 48′ 6″ west

Elevation

213 feet (65 metres)

Inception

1820

Open location code

9C8VM55X+28

OpenStreetMap ID

way 414444959

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=church_of_scotland

GeoNames ID

10376260

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