West Kinwhirrie

West Kinwhirrie is a locality in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. West Kinwhirrie is situated nearby to the hamlet Carroch, as well as near East Kinwhirrie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cortachy Castle and Mile Hill.

Cortachy Castle

Castle

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Cortachy Castle is a castellated mansion House at Cortachy, Angus, Scotland, some four miles north of Kirriemuir. Cortachy Castle is situated 1½ miles northeast of West Kinwhirrie.

Mile Hill is located in Angus, Scotland, 1000 metres west of Dykehead. It is a circular hill between Glen Clova and Glen Prosen. It has an elevation of 321 m and a prominence of 60 m and is classed as a Tump.

Inverquharity Castle

Castle

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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 2½ miles east of West Kinwhirrie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cortachy and Ascreavie.

Cortachy

Village

Photo: Ian Cleland, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cortachy is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies in at the mouth of Glen Clova, on the River South Esk, four miles north of Kirriemuir. Nearby lies Cortachy Castle, seat of the Earls of Airlie. Cortachy is situated 1½ miles northeast of West Kinwhirrie.

Ascreavie

Hamlet

Photo: Robert Bone, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ascreavie is a country house in Angus, Scotland. It is located 2 kilometres north of Kirkton of Kingoldrum, and 6 kilometres north-west of Kirriemuir. The farms of Over Ascreavie and Nether Ascreavie lie close by. Ascreavie is situated 2½ miles west of West Kinwhirrie.

Kirriemuir

Town

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Kirriemuir, sometimes called Kirrie or the Wee Red Toon, is a burgh in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom. The playwright J. M. Barrie was born and buried here and a statue of Peter Pan is in the town square. Kirriemuir is situated 3 miles south of West Kinwhirrie.

West Kinwhirrie

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

56.7134° or 56° 42′ 48″ north

Longitude

-3.02632° or 3° 1′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C8RPX7F+9F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4894726173

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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