The Glens
The Glens is a residential area in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. The Glens is situated nearby to the village Memus, as well as near the peak White Top.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inverquharity Castle and Cortachy Castle.
Inverquharity Castle
Castle
Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 1¼ miles southwest of The Glens.
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 2 miles west of The Glens.
Inverquharity
Archaeological site
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 1½ miles southwest of The Glens.
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
Photo: Ian Cleland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Cortachy is situated 2 miles west of The Glens.
Noranside
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Noranside is a hamlet in Angus, Scotland, located at 56° 44' 0" North, 2° 52' 0" West. The prison HMP Noranside was operated there from 1966 to 2011. Noranside is situated 3 miles east of The Glens.
The Glens
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.72007° or 56° 43′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.93839° or 2° 56′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C8VP3C6+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 550502930OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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