East Kinwhirrie

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

Places of Interest

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.

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 east of East 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cortachy and Memus.

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.

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. Memus is situated 2½ miles east of East 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 East Kinwhirrie.

East Kinwhirrie

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.71342° or 56° 42′ 48″ north

Longitude

-3.00778° or 3° 0′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C8RPX7R+9V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6555048653

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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