Brigton Hill

Brigton Hill is a peak in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland and has an elevation of 538 feet. Brigton Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Mains of Brigton, as well as near Mains of Kinnettles.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kinnettles Castle and Loch of Forfar.

Kinnettles Castle

Castle

Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kinnettles Castle is a mid-19th century period castle located in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. Set on 44 acres, the Scottish Baronial castle is now a hotel.

Loch of Forfar

Lake

Photo: Karen Vernon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch of Forfar is a freshwater loch lying on the western side of the town of Forfar, Scotland. The loch trends in an east to west direction and is approximately 1 mi in length.

The Meffan Institute is a museum and art gallery in Forfar, Angus. Opened in 1898, it houses a variety of exhibits of local interest in Angus, including a collection of Pictish stones, particularly the Dunnichen Stone and the Kirriemuir Sculptured Stones as well as Roman and Medieval artefacts found in the local area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forfar and Glamis.

Forfar

Photo: LeCardinal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Forfar is the county town of Angus, 13 miles north of Dundee, with a population in 2022 of 15,700. Its main attractions are Glamis Castle, and the fine Pictish stones here and at Meigle and Aberlemno.

Glamis

Village

Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glamis is a small village in Angus, Scotland, located 5 miles south of Kirriemuir and 5 miles southwest of Forfar. It is the location of Glamis Castle, the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

Douglastown

Village

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Douglastown is a hamlet in Kinnettles in Angus, Scotland, three miles south-west of Forfar. It takes its name from the landowner who in about 1789 provided land for James Ivory & Co. to build a flax mill to spin yarn for heavy linen cloth called osnaburgs (named from the German town of Osnabrück, where it was originally made.

Brigton Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 538 feet
Category: landform
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.6155° or 56° 36′ 56″ north

Longitude

-2.9287° or 2° 55′ 43″ west

Elevation

538 feet (164 metres)

Open location code

9C8VJ38C+5G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5730220181

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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Localities in the Area

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