Castle Hill, Motte
Castle Hill, Motte is an archaeological site in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Castle Hill, Motte is situated nearby to the village Memus, as well as near Forestmuir Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inverquharity Castle and Oathlaw Parish Church.
Inverquharity Castle
Castle
Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2 miles west of Castle Hill, Motte.
Oathlaw Parish Church
Church
Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oathlaw Parish Church is situated 2 miles east of Castle Hill, Motte.
Inverquharity
Archaeological site
Inverquharity is a Roman fortlet in Scotland, close to the Highland Line about 5 miles north of Kirriemuir, Angus. Although very little archaeological work has taken place, it is assumed that Inverquharity forms part of the Roman occupation during the Flavian period; this would mean it was constructed sometime between 70 and 86 CE. Inverquharity is situated 2½ miles west of Castle Hill, Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Memus and Tannadice.
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.
Tannadice
Village
Photo: Lloyd Housley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tannadice is a village in Angus, Scotland that lies on the River South Esk and is 4 miles north of Forfar. The estate of Tannadice was formerly owned by William Neish of Tannadice and Clepington. Tannadice is situated 2 miles east of Castle Hill, Motte.
Bogindollo
Village
Bogindollo is a hamlet in Angus, Scotland, 3.5 miles north of Forfar. Bogindollo is situated 2 miles southeast of Castle Hill, Motte.
Castle Hill, Motte
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.70265° or 56° 42′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.91259° or 2° 54′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C8VP33P+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 13665968010OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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