Dunnichen Moss

Dunnichen Moss is in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Dunnichen Moss is situated nearby to the hamlet East Mains of Dunnichen, as well as near the locality Castle Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rescobie Loch and Loch Fithie.

Rescobie Loch

Lake

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rescobie Loch is a post glacial fresh water body located in the parish of Rescobie, 4 km to the East of Forfar, in the county of Angus, Scotland. The loch is fed by Lunan Water which enters from the West and exits to the East.

Loch Fithie

Lake

Loch Fithie is a small, lowland freshwater loch lying approximately 2 miles east of Forfar, Scotland. It is approximately 800 m in length.

Restenneth Priory

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Restenneth Priory was a monastic house of Augustinian canons founded by Jedburgh Abbey, with the patronage of King Malcolm IV of Scotland, in 1153. Although there is little literary evidence, archaeological evidence strongly indicates that there was a monastery at Restenneth from very early times.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forfar and Letham.

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.

Letham

Village

Photo: Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Letham is a village in Angus, Scotland. Letham is the largest village in Angus, with a population of nearly 2,000. Situated 17 miles from Dundee, 5 miles from Forfar, 10 miles from Arbroath and 10 miles from Carnoustie.

Dunnichen

Village

Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunnichen is a small village in Angus, Scotland, situated between Letham and Forfar. It is close to Dunnichen Hill, at which the Battle of Dun Nechtain is popularly believed to have been fought.

Dunnichen Moss

Type: Wetland
Category: body of water
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.6287° or 56° 37′ 43″ north

Longitude

-2.7944° or 2° 47′ 40″ west

Open location code

9C8VJ6H4+F6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 389443822

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wetland

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as East Mains of Dunnichen and Castle Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dunnichen Glebe and Dunnichen Kirkyard.

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