Back of Turin Hill

Back of Turin Hill is a hamlet in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Back of Turin Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Henwellburn, as well as near the locality Kirkton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aberlemno Parish Church and Finavon Castle.

Finavon Castle is a ruined 17th-century castle lying on the River South Esk, about a quarter of a mile south of Milton of Finavon and five miles north-east of Forfar in Angus, Scotland. Finavon Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Back of Turin Hill.

Melgund Castle

Castle

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Melgund Castle, lying around two kilometres due east of Aberlemno in Angus, Scotland, is a 16th-century L-plan castle which has been partially restored as a private residence. It was designated as a scheduled monument in 1971. Melgund Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Back of Turin Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aberlemno and Milton of Finavon.

Aberlemno

Village

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aberlemno is a parish and small village in the Scottish council area of Angus. It is noted for three large carved Pictish stones dating from the 7th and 8th centuries AD; the stones can be viewed at any time in spring-autumn, but are covered by wooden boxes in the winter to prevent frost damage.

Milton of Finavon

Village

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Milton of Finavon House, historically known as the Mains of Finhaven, is a Category C listed building in Angus, Scotland. The structure is a composite of several eras, beginning with a surviving 16th-century butt n ben to the east. Milton of Finavon is situated 2 miles northwest of Back of Turin Hill.

Finavon

Hamlet

Finavon is a small settlement and hamlet in the parish of Oathlaw Angus, Scotland, situated with the A90 road running through it and it also has the nearby River South Esk and Lemno Burn. Finavon is situated 2 miles northwest of Back of Turin Hill.

Back of Turin Hill

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

56.6803° or 56° 40′ 49″ north

Longitude

-2.79384° or 2° 47′ 38″ west

Open location code

9C8VM6J4+4F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4166505998

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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