Auld Man

Auld Man is a hill in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,079 feet. Auld Man is situated nearby to the village Dykehead, as well as near Cortachy.

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 Castle is situated 2½ miles south of Auld Man.

Mile Hill is located in Angus, Scotland, 1000 metres west of Dykehead. It is a circular hill between Glen Clova and Glen Prosen. It has an elevation of 321 m and a prominence of 60 m and is classed as a Tump. Mile Hill is situated 2 miles southwest of Auld Man.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cortachy and Memus.

Cortachy

Village

Photo: Ian Cleland, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

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 southeast of Auld Man.

Auchnacree

Hamlet

Auchnacree is an estate in Angus, Scotland, five miles north of Forfar. In 1921 the estate overseer, Mr Frank Rae, discovered what is now called the Auchnacree Hoard. Auchnacree is situated 4 miles east of Auld Man.

Auld Man

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,079 feet
Category: landform
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.74203° or 56° 44′ 31″ north

Longitude

-2.97932° or 2° 58′ 46″ west

Elevation

1,079 feet (329 metres)

Open location code

9C8VP2RC+R7

GeoNames ID

12616743

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