Glamis Kirkyard
Glamis Kirkyard is a cemetery in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Glamis Kirkyard is situated nearby to Glamis Parish Church, as well as near the chapel Strathmore Aisle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glamis Manse Stone and Hunter’s Hill Stone.
Glamis Manse Stone
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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.
Hunter’s Hill Stone
Archaeological site
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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 2,600 feet southeast of Glamis Kirkyard.
Eassie Stone
Archaeological site
The Eassie Stone is a Class II Pictish stone of about the mid 8th century AD in the village of Eassie, Angus, Scotland. The stone was found in Eassie burn in the late 18th century and now resides in a purpose-built perspex building in the ruined Eassie church. Eassie Stone is situated 2 miles west of Glamis Kirkyard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glamis and Charleston.
Glamis
Village
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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a flax mill to spin yarn for heavy linen cloth called osnaburgs (named from the German town of Osnabrück, where it was originally made. Douglastown is situated 2 miles east of Glamis Kirkyard.
Glamis Kirkyard
- Type: Cemetery
- Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Category: burial
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.60973° or 56° 36′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.00113° or 3° 0′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C8RJX5X+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 415853014OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=church_of_scotland
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