Mains of Fowlis

Mains of Fowlis is a hamlet in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Mains of Fowlis is situated nearby to the hamlet Benvie, as well as near the village Liff.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Parish Church, Liff and Fowlis Castle.

Old Parish Church, Liff

Church

Photo: Scott Cormie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fowlis Castle

Farmhouse

Photo: Douglas Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fowlis Castle is situated five miles northwest of Dundee, Scotland, in the hamlet of Fowlis. It is a tower house dating from the seventeenth century. It was held by the Maule family and then by the Mortimers before coming to the Gray family in 1337.

Backmuir Wood

Forest

Backmuir Wood is a 140.58 acres woodland in the Scottish county of Angus, about 4 kilometres northwest of Dundee. It is located south of the A923, between the villages of Muirhead and Liff.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Liff and Longforgan.

Liff

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Liff is a town in Angus, Scotland, situated 4+1⁄2 miles west-northwest of Dundee on a south-facing slope two miles north of the River Tay. It had a population of 568 in 2011.

Longforgan

Village

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Longforgan is a town and parish in the Carse of Gowrie, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies 5 miles west of Dundee on the main A90 road. Longforgan is situated 1½ miles southwest of Mains of Fowlis.

Gowrie Park

Suburb

Gowrie Park is a residential area of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sandwiched between Menzieshill and Dundee Technology Park, it is located in the western edge of the city. Gowrie Park is situated 2 miles southeast of Mains of Fowlis.

Mains of Fowlis

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.4787° or 56° 28′ 43″ north

Longitude

-3.09835° or 3° 5′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C8RFWH2+FM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2271400393

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fowlis Den and Gray Den.

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