Sandy Shores

Sandy Shores is a locality in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Sandy Shores is situated nearby to the hamlet Pitscandly, as well as near Wemyss.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Restenneth Priory and Loch Fithie.

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.

Station Park

Stadium

Photo: Alan Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Station Park is a football ground in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. It is home to Scottish Professional Football League side Forfar Athletic and to Forfar Farmington of the Scottish Women's Premier League. Station Park is situated 2 miles west of Sandy Shores.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kingsmuir and Forfar.

Kingsmuir

Village

Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kingsmuir is a small village in Angus, Scotland, one mile south-east of Forfar on the B9128 Carnoustie to Forfar road. Kingsmuir is situated 1½ miles south of Sandy Shores.

Forfar

Photo: LeCardinal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Forfar is the county town of Angus, 13 miles north of Dundee, with a population in 2022 of 15,700. Its main attractions are Glamis Castle, and the fine Pictish stones here and at Meigle and Aberlemno.

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. Dunnichen is situated 2½ miles southeast of Sandy Shores.

Sandy Shores

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

56.65648° or 56° 39′ 23″ north

Longitude

-2.83573° or 2° 50′ 9″ west

Open location code

9C8VM547+HP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12766962014

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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