Fowlis

Fowlis is a locality in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Fowlis is situated nearby to the village Liff, as well as near the hamlet Balruddery.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fowlis Castle and Old Parish Church, Liff.

Fowlis Castle

Farmhouse

Photo: Douglas Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fowlis Castle is situated five miles northwest of Dundee, Scotland, in the hamlet of Fowlis. It is a tower house dating from the seventeenth century. It was held by the Maule family and then by the Mortimers before coming to the Gray family in 1337.

Old Parish Church, Liff

Church

Photo: Scott Cormie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Backmuir Wood

Forest

Backmuir Wood is a 140.58 acres woodland in the Scottish county of Angus, about 4 kilometres northwest of Dundee. It is located south of the A923, between the villages of Muirhead and Liff.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Liff and Birkhill.

Liff

Village

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Liff is a town in Angus, Scotland, situated 4+1⁄2 miles west-northwest of Dundee on a south-facing slope two miles north of the River Tay. It had a population of 568 in 2011.

Birkhill

Village

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Birkhill and neighbouring Muirhead are two small villages in Angus, just to the west of Dundee, Scotland. Birkhill is situated 2 miles east of Fowlis.

Longforgan

Village

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Longforgan is a town and parish in the Carse of Gowrie, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies 5 miles west of Dundee on the main A90 road. Longforgan is situated 2 miles south of Fowlis.

Fowlis

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

56.4872° or 56° 29′ 14″ north

Longitude

-3.10431° or 3° 6′ 16″ west

Elevation

374 feet (114 metres)

Open location code

9C8RFVPW+V7

GeoNames ID

12263553

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