Lochhead
Lochhead is a hamlet in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Lochhead is situated nearby to the hamlet Leapark, as well as near Auchterforfar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
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.
Forfar
Photo: LeCardinal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forfar is the county town of Angus, 13 miles north of Dundee. It had a linen and jute industry in the 18th and 19th centuries but those have gone, so Forfar is now a commuter town for Dundee, with a population in 2020 of 14,000.
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 2 miles southeast of Lochhead.
Lochhead
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.64702° or 56° 38′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.84267° or 2° 50′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C8VJ5W4+RWOpenStreetMap ID
node 3915185579OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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