Culrush Wood

Culrush Wood is a forest in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Culrush Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Fonah, as well as near Turin Ward.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rescobie Loch and Restenneth Priory.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Letham

Village

Photo: Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Bowriefauld

Village

Bowriefauld is a small village in Angus, Scotland. To the north of Bowriefauld is Dunnichen and to the east is Letham. The village has several old cottages. Dunnichen cemetery is on the northern edge of the village.

Culrush Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.65602° or 56° 39′ 22″ north

Longitude

-2.78712° or 2° 47′ 14″ west

Elevation

207 feet (63 metres)

Open location code

9C8VM647+C5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 412776901

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

GeoNames ID

10376330

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Localities in the Area

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