Buckler Heads Wood

Buckler Heads Wood is a forest in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Buckler Heads Wood is situated nearby to the village Wellbank, as well as near the hamlet Mill of Murroes.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Affleck Castle and Newbigging Parish Church And War Memorial.

Affleck Castle

Castle

Photo: Douglas Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Affleck Castle, also known as Auchenleck Castle, is a tall L-plan tower house dating from the 15th century, 4 miles north of Monifieth and 1 mile west of Monikie Parish Church, Angus, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. It is not open to the public.

Newbigging Parish Church And War Memorial

Church

Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ardestie, Earth House

Archaeological site

Photo: TheCreator, Public domain.

Ardestie, Earth House is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Broughty Ferry and Monifieth.

Broughty Ferry

Suburb

Photo: Edmarinuk, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Broughty Ferry is a suburb in Dundee, Scotland. It is situated four miles east of the city centre on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. The area was a separate burgh from 1864 until 1913, when it was incorporated into Dundee.

Monifieth

Town

Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Monifieth is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated on the north bank of the Firth of Tay on the east coast.

Douglas

Suburb

Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Douglas and Angus is an area of Eastern Dundee, Scotland. It is located between Whitfield to the North and Broughty Ferry to the East. In the eastern part of Douglas is the distinctive Michelin Tyre factory which was the first factory in the U.K. to produce tyres by using energy from wind power.

Buckler Heads Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.5158° or 56° 30′ 57″ north

Longitude

-2.8717° or 2° 52′ 18″ west

Open location code

9C8VG48H+88

OpenStreetMap ID

way 419038454

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bucklerheads and Wellbank.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Woodside Wood and Wellbank Play Area.

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