Kirkton
Kirkton is a village in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Kirkton is situated nearby to the village Douglastown, as well as near the hamlet Mains of Kinnettles.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kinnettles Castle and Hunter’s Hill Stone.
Kinnettles Castle
Castle
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinnettles Castle is a mid-19th century period castle located in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. Set on 44 acres, the Scottish Baronial castle is now a hotel.
Hunter’s Hill Stone
Archaeological site
Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Hunter's Hill Stone, otherwise known as the Glamis 1 Stone, is a Class II Pictish standing stone at Hunter's Hill to the south east of Glamis village, Angus, Scotland. Hunter’s Hill Stone is situated 1½ miles west of Kirkton.
Glamis Manse Stone
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Glamis Manse Stone, also known as Glamis 2, is a Class II Pictish stone at the village of Glamis, Angus, Scotland. Dating from the 9th century, it is located in the garden of the Manse, close to the parish church and is visible only from 20m. Glamis Manse Stone is situated 2 miles west of Kirkton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Douglastown and Kincaldrum.
Douglastown
Village
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Douglastown is a hamlet in Kinnettles in Angus, Scotland, three miles south-west of Forfar. It takes its name from the landowner who in about 1789 provided land for James Ivory & Co. to build a flax mill to spin yarn for heavy linen cloth called osnaburgs (named from the German town of Osnabrück, where it was originally made.
Kincaldrum
Hamlet
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Kincaldrum is a hamlet in the county of Angus, Scotland. It lies 1 km northwest of Gateside. Kincaldrum House lies in ruins. A corn mill once stood near the hamlet.
Gateside
Village
Photo: Christopher Gillan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gateside is a hamlet in the county of Angus, Scotland. It lies 7 miles south of Forfar on the A90 road. Gateside is situated 2 miles southeast of Kirkton.
Kirkton
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Kirkton of Kinnettles”
- Category: locality
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.60825° or 56° 36′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.9436° or 2° 56′ 37″ westElevation
230 feet (70 metres)Open location code
9C8VJ354+7HOpenStreetMap ID
node 3911825747OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
13273711
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