Sheep’s Cave

Sheep’s Cave is a cave in Scotland, United Kingdom. Sheep’s Cave is situated nearby to Mason’s Cave, as well as near the archaeological site Maiden Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arbroath Abbey and Arbroath railway station.

Arbroath Abbey

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Arbroath Abbey, in the Scottish town of Arbroath, was founded in 1178 by King William the Lion for a group of Tironensian Benedictine monks from Kelso Abbey. Arbroath Abbey is situated 1½ miles west of Sheep’s Cave.

Arbroath railway station

Railway station

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Arbroath railway station serves the town of Arbroath in Angus, Scotland. The station is 17 miles east of Dundee on the line between Dundee and Aberdeen, between Carnoustie and Montrose. Arbroath railway station is situated 2 miles west of Sheep’s Cave.

Gayfield Park

Stadium

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Gayfield Park, commonly known as Gayfield, is a football stadium in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League team Arbroath F.C. Gayfield Park is situated 2½ miles southwest of Sheep’s Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Auchmithie and Arbroath.

Auchmithie

Village

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Auchmithie is a small fishing village in Angus, Scotland, three miles north east of the town of Arbroath. It sits atop a cliff of red sandstone conglomerate of Devonian date, approximately 120 feet above a shingle beach.

Arbroath

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Arbroath is a small fishing port in Angus in north-east Scotland, 16 miles from Dundee, and with a population of 23,500 in 2022. It's best known for its red sandstone abbey, its local fish specialty "Arbroath Smokies", and as the scene in 1320 of Scotland's first documented assertion of independence, the Declaration of Arbroath.

St Vigeans

Village

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St Vigeans is a small village and parish in Angus, Scotland, immediately to the north of Arbroath. Originally rural, it is now more or less a suburb of the town of Arbroath. St Vigeans is situated 2 miles west of Sheep’s Cave.

Sheep’s Cave

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.57015° or 56° 34′ 13″ north

Longitude

-2.54025° or 2° 32′ 25″ west

Open location code

9C8VHFC5+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5357237882

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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