Border Wood

Border Wood is a forest in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Border Wood is situated nearby to the village Friockheim, as well as near the hamlet Legaston.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gardyne Castle and Braikie Castle.

Gardyne Castle

Castle

Photo: William Muir, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Gardyne Castle is a 16th-century tower house in Angus, Scotland. It is located 2 kilometres south-west of Friockheim. The castle is still in use as a family home, and is protected as a Category A listed building.

Braikie Castle

Castle

Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Braikie Castle is a late 16th century Scottish tower house, midway between Arbroath and Brechin, east of the village of Friockheim in the parish of Kinnell. It is sometimes shown as Brackie Castle or Brackoe Castle.

Guthrie Castle

Castle

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Guthrie Castle is a castle and country house in Angus, Scotland. It is located in the village of Guthrie, 10 kilometres east of Forfar, and 29 kilometres north-east of Dundee.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Friockheim and Boysack.

Friockheim

Village

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

Friockheim is a town in Angus, Scotland dating from 1814. It lies between the towns of Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar and Montrose. Most of the village is in the parish of Kirkden but the eastern end lies in the parish of Kinnell.

Boysack

Hamlet

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Boysack is a village in Angus, Scotland, four miles north of Arbroath.

Guthrie

Village

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

Guthrie is a village in Angus, Scotland, roughly at the centre point of the towns of Arbroath, Brechin and Forfar. The principal building in the village is Guthrie Castle.

Border Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.6307° or 56° 37′ 51″ north

Longitude

-2.6554° or 2° 39′ 20″ west

Open location code

9C8VJ8JV+7R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 396719987

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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