Dronner’s Dyke (remains)

Dronner’s Dyke (remains) is an archaeological site in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Dronner’s Dyke (remains) is situated nearby to the nature reserve Montrose Basin, as well as near The Slunks.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Montrose Basin and Montrose railway station.

Montrose Basin

Nature reserve

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Montrose Basin is a nearly circular tidal basin which makes up part of the estuary of the River South Esk and which sits just inland of the town of Montrose in Angus on the east coast of Scotland.

Montrose railway station

Railway station

Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Montrose railway station serves the town of Montrose in Angus, Scotland. The station overlooks the Montrose Basin and is situated on the Dundee–Aberdeen line, 90 miles north of Edinburgh Waverley, between Arbroath and Laurencekirk. Montrose railway station is situated 1¼ miles east of Dronner’s Dyke (remains).

Montrose Museum

Museum

Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Montrose Museum opened in 1842 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. The museum came into being when in 1841 the Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society started a fund to expand its space; in order to house its curiosities and wonders ranging from geological and ethnographical artefacts to a collection of natural history objects and fine art. Montrose Museum is situated 1½ miles east of Dronner’s Dyke (remains).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Montrose and Montrose.

Old Montrose

Hamlet

Old Montrose is an estate in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. The lands and house of Old Montrose were given to David de Graham of Kincardine, in exchange for his lands of at Cardross to King Robert I of Scotland in 1326.

Montrose

Photo: Gortyna, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Montrose is a small port in Angus, midway between Dundee and Aberdeen in northeast Scotland. In 2022 its population was 11,200.

Ferryden

Village

Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ferryden is a village in Angus, Scotland in the community council area of Ferryden & Craig. It lies southerly adjacent to the town of Montrose on the south bank of the South Esk and is considered a fringe locality of Montrose, being connected to the latter by the former Rossie Island, now home to shipping facilities and Montrose Port Authority.

Dronner’s Dyke (remains)

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.71077° or 56° 42′ 39″ north

Longitude

-2.50478° or 2° 30′ 17″ west

Open location code

9C8VPF6W+83

OpenStreetMap ID

way 411232145

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dronner’s Dyke (remains) and Montrose Basin Wildlife Centre.

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