Dykend
Dykend is a dwelling in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Dykend is situated nearby to the forest Dowelly Den, as well as near the peak White Top.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cortachy Castle and Inverquharity Castle.
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 1½ miles southwest of Dykend.
Inverquharity Castle
Castle
Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2 miles south of Dykend.
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 Dykend.
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
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 southwest of Dykend.
Noranside
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 3 miles east of Dykend.
Dykend
- Type: Dwelling
- Categories: locality, residential building, and building
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.73488° or 56° 44′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.94979° or 2° 56′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C8VP3M2+X3OpenStreetMap ID
node 5750351330OpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwelling
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