The Birks
The Birks is a forest in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. The Birks is situated nearby to the hamlet Kirkton of Newtyle, as well as near Auchtertyre.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hatton Castle and Long Loch.
Hatton Castle
Castle
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Hatton Castle stands on the lower part of Hatton Hill, the most easterly of the Sidlaw Hills, to the south of Newtyle in Angus, Scotland. The castle overlooks the wooded Den of Newtyle, and its views extend across Strathmore and include Ben Lawers and Schiehallion as well as the Angus and Glenshee hills.
Long Loch
Lake
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Long Loch is a small lowland freshwater loch within the Sidlaw Hills in Angus. It is 1.8 miles south of the village of Newtyle, three miles east-south-east of Coupar Angus and 2 miles directly north of Lundie.
Pitlyal Loch
Lake
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Pitlyal Loch also known as Round Loch is a small lochan in Sidlaw Hills in Angus. It is located southeast of Long Loch and is almost directly south of Newtyle and 5 miles south-by-south-east of Coupar Angus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtyle and Meigle.
Newtyle
Village
Photo: Zedbodman, Public domain.
Newtyle is a village in the west of Angus, Scotland. It lies eleven miles north of Dundee in the southwest of Strathmore, between Hatton Hill and Newtyle in the Sidlaws.
Meigle
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meigle is a village in Strathmore, Scotland. It lies in the council area of Perth and Kinross in the Coupar Angus and Meigle ward. It lies on the A94 road between Perth and Forfar.The A94 used to be the main route between Aberdeen and Perth.
Ardler
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardler is a small village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is situated approximately 3 miles east of Coupar Angus, and approximately equidistant between the latter and Meigle.
The Birks
- Type: Forest
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.551° or 56° 33′ 4″ northLongitude
-3.1547° or 3° 9′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C8RHR2W+C4OpenStreetMap ID
way 395797985OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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