Turfachie

Turfachie is a farm in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Turfachie is situated nearby to Inverquharity Castle, as well as near the village Memus.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Inverquharity Castle and Inverquharity.

Inverquharity Castle

Castle

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Inverquharity Castle is a 15th-century tower house in Angus, Scotland. It lies around 4.5 kilometres north-east of Kirriemuir near the River South Esk. Inverquharity Castle is situated 2,400 feet southwest of Turfachie.

Inverquharity is a Roman fortlet in Scotland, close to the Highland Line about 5 miles north of Kirriemuir, Angus. Although very little archaeological work has taken place, it is assumed that Inverquharity forms part of the Roman occupation during the Flavian period; this would mean it was constructed sometime between 70 and 86 CE. Inverquharity is situated 3,800 feet west of Turfachie.

Cortachy Castle

Castle

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Cortachy Castle is a castellated mansion House at Cortachy, Angus, Scotland, some four miles north of Kirriemuir. Cortachy Castle is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Turfachie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Memus and Cortachy.

Memus

Village

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Memus is a small village in Angus, Scotland, north of Kirriemuir. It is home to the Drovers Pub. A story is told of a kelpie at Shielhill Bridge, leaving its cloven hoofprint behind on a stone as a petrosomatoglyph.

Cortachy

Village

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Cortachy is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies in at the mouth of Glen Clova, on the River South Esk, four miles north of Kirriemuir. Nearby lies Cortachy Castle, seat of the Earls of Airlie.

Kirriemuir

Town

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Kirriemuir, sometimes called Kirrie or the Wee Red Toon, is a historic market town and burgh in Angus, Scotland. It is approximately 50 miles north of Edinburgh, 73 miles northeast of Glasgow, and 14 miles north of Dundee. Kirriemuir is situated 3½ miles southwest of Turfachie.

Turfachie

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.71396° or 56° 42′ 50″ north

Longitude

-2.95468° or 2° 57′ 17″ west

Open location code

9C8VP27W+H4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 497980343

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Memus and the Glens Community Hall and Walled Garden.

Nearby Places

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