Mains of Glamis
Mains of Glamis is a farm in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Mains of Glamis is situated nearby to the forest East Plantation, as well as near the cemetery Pet Grave Yard.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glamis Manse Stone and Hunter’s Hill Stone.
Glamis Manse Stone
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Glamis Manse Stone, also known as Glamis 2, is a Class II Pictish stone at the village of Glamis, Angus, Scotland. Dating from the 9th century, it is located in the garden of the Manse, close to the parish church and is visible only from 20m. Glamis Manse Stone is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Mains of Glamis.
Hunter’s Hill Stone
Archaeological site
Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Hunter's Hill Stone, otherwise known as the Glamis 1 Stone, is a Class II Pictish standing stone at Hunter's Hill to the south east of Glamis village, Angus, Scotland. Hunter’s Hill Stone is situated 3,600 feet south of Mains of Glamis.
St Orland’s Stone
Archaeological site
Photo: Wallace Shackleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Orland's Stone is a Class II Pictish Cross-Slab at Cossans, near Kirriemuir and Forfar, Angus, Scotland. St Orland’s Stone is situated 1½ miles north of Mains of Glamis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glamis and Charleston.
Glamis
Village
Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glamis is a small village in Angus, Scotland, located 5 miles south of Kirriemuir and 5 miles southwest of Forfar. It is the location of Glamis Castle, the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
Charleston
Village
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Charleston is a village in Angus, Scotland, near Glamis. The village of Charleston came into being in the 1830s. In 1833, the proprietor of the lands of Rochelhill granted a long tack of land to Alexander Bruce, a hand loom weaver in Glamis, and this land was subsequently, in 1838, feued at a rate of £8 per acre.
Douglastown
Village
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Douglastown is a hamlet in Kinnettles in Angus, Scotland, three miles south-west of Forfar. It takes its name from the landowner who in about 1789 provided land for James Ivory & Co. to build a flax mill to spin yarn for heavy linen cloth called osnaburgs (named from the German town of Osnabrück, where it was originally made.
Mains of Glamis
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.61674° or 56° 37′ 0″ northLongitude
-2.98983° or 2° 59′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C8VJ286+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 415846681OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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