West Memus
West Memus is a hamlet in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. West Memus is situated nearby to the hamlet Netherton, as well as near Mains of Coul.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Inverquharity Castle and Cortachy Castle.
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 1½ miles southwest of West Memus.
Cortachy Castle
Castle
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Cortachy Castle is a castellated mansion House at Cortachy, Angus, Scotland, some four miles north of Kirriemuir. The present building dates from the 15th century, preceded by an earlier structure that was owned by the Earls of Strathearn. Cortachy Castle is situated 2 miles west of West Memus.
Inverquharity
Archaeological site
Inverquharity is a Roman fortlet in Scotland, close to the Highland Line about 5 miles north of Kirriemuir, Angus. Although very little archaeological work has taken place, it is assumed that Inverquharity forms part of the Roman occupation during the Flavian period; this would mean it was constructed sometime between 70 and 86 CE. Inverquharity is situated 2 miles southwest of West Memus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Memus and Cortachy.
Memus
Village
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Memus is a small village in Angus, Scotland, north of Kirriemuir. It is home to the Drovers Pub. A story is told of a kelpie at Shielhill Bridge, leaving its cloven hoofprint behind on a stone as a petrosomatoglyph.
Cortachy
Village
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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 2 miles west of West Memus.
Noranside
Hamlet
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Noranside is a hamlet in Angus, Scotland, located at 56° 44' 0" North, 2° 52' 0" West. The prison HMP Noranside was operated there from 1966 to 2011. Noranside is situated 2½ miles east of West Memus.
West Memus
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.72485° or 56° 43′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.93136° or 2° 55′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C8VP3F9+WFOpenStreetMap ID
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