Hercules Den

Hercules Den is a recreation area in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Hercules Den is situated nearby to the pitch Arbroath Victoria F.C., as well as near the recreation area Ogilvy Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum and Arbroath Abbey.

St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum

Museum

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St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum, located in the Angus village of St Vigeans, houses an outstanding collection of Pictish carved stones. St Vigeans, close to Arbroath, was the centre of a royal estate in the Early Middle Ages, and was of religious importance as a monastery founded in the 8th century. St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Hercules Den.

Arbroath Abbey

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Arbroath Abbey, in the Scottish town of Arbroath, was founded in 1178 by King William the Lion for a group of Tironensian Benedictine monks from Kelso Abbey. Arbroath Abbey is situated 1 mile southeast of Hercules Den.

St Vigeans Church

Church

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St Vigeans Church is a Church of Scotland parish church, serving the parish of the ancient village of St Vigeans on the outskirts of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. St Vigeans Church is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Hercules Den.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Vigeans and Arbroath.

St Vigeans

Village

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St Vigeans is a small village and parish in Angus, Scotland, immediately to the north of Arbroath. Originally rural, it is now more or less a suburb of the town of Arbroath.

Arbroath

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Arbroath is a small fishing port in Angus in north-east Scotland, 16 miles from Dundee, and with a population of 23,500 in 2022. It's best known for its red sandstone abbey, its local fish specialty "Arbroath Smokies", and as the scene in 1320 of Scotland's first documented assertion of independence, the Declaration of Arbroath.

Elliot

Hamlet

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Elliot is a coastal hamlet in the county of Angus, Scotland, on the westernmost edge of Arbroath on the A92 road. The Elliot Water reaches the North Sea at Elliot. Elliot is situated 2 miles southwest of Hercules Den.

Hercules Den

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.57112° or 56° 34′ 16″ north

Longitude

-2.59738° or 2° 35′ 51″ west

Open location code

9C8VHCC3+C2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 408487024

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Arbroath Victoria F.C. and Ogilvy Park.

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