Birkhill
Birkhill is a farm in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Birkhill is situated nearby to Gallows Hill, as well as near the peak Dickmont Law.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 1 mile southwest of Birkhill.
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 2 miles south of Birkhill.
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 1¼ miles southwest of Birkhill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Vigeans and Auchmithie.
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.
Auchmithie
Village
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Auchmithie is a small fishing village in Angus, Scotland, three miles north east of the town of Arbroath. It sits atop a cliff of red sandstone conglomerate of Devonian date, approximately 120 feet above a shingle beach. Auchmithie is situated 2 miles east of Birkhill.
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.
Birkhill
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.59146° or 56° 35′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.57725° or 2° 34′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C8VHCRF+H4OpenStreetMap ID
way 409162833OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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