Dunnichen House

Dunnichen House is a house in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Dunnichen House is situated near the protected area Dunnichen Conservation Area, as well as near Dunnichen Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Rescobie Loch and Restenneth Priory.

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. Rescobie Loch is situated 2 miles north of Dunnichen House.

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. Restenneth Priory is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dunnichen House.

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. Loch Fithie is situated 2 miles northwest of Dunnichen House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunnichen and Bowriefauld.

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.

Bowriefauld

Village

Bowriefauld is a small village in Angus, Scotland. To the north of Bowriefauld is Dunnichen and to the east is Letham. The village has several old cottages. Dunnichen cemetery is on the northern edge of the village.

Craichie

Village

Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Craichie is a hamlet in the parish of Dunnichen, Angus, Scotland. Craichie is three miles south-east of Forfar and two miles south-west of Letham, at a junction on the B9128 Carnoustie to Forfar road.

Dunnichen House

Type: House
Address: Dunnichen, Forfar, DD8 2NX
Categories: building, historic site, manor estate, and residential building
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.62912° or 56° 37′ 45″ north

Longitude

-2.80104° or 2° 48′ 4″ west

Open location code

9C8VJ5HX+JH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 389443832

OpenStreetMap feature

building=detached

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=manor

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dunnichen Conservation Area and Dunnichen Church.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Dunnichen Home Farm and Battle of Dunnichen Hill Cairn.

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