Dykehead
Dykehead is a village in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Dykehead is situated nearby to the hamlet Cullew, as well as near the village Cortachy.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cortachy Castle and Mile Hill.
Cortachy Castle
Castle
Photo: Kasteelbeer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cortachy Castle is a castellated mansion House at Cortachy, Angus, Scotland, some four miles north of Kirriemuir.
Mile Hill
Peak
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.
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 2½ miles east of Dykehead.
Ascreavie
Hamlet
Photo: Robert Bone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ascreavie is a country house in Angus, Scotland. It is located 2 kilometres north of Kirkton of Kingoldrum, and 6 kilometres north-west of Kirriemuir. The farms of Over Ascreavie and Nether Ascreavie lie close by. Ascreavie is situated 3½ miles southwest of Dykehead.
Dykehead
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.72977° or 56° 43′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.00477° or 3° 0′ 17″ westElevation
663 feet (202 metres)Open location code
9C8RPXHW+W3OpenStreetMap ID
node 4543222807OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
13277689
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