Sheep Wash

Sheep Wash is a grassland in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Sheep Wash is situated nearby to The Serpent Stone, as well as near The Crescent Stone.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aberlemno Parish Church and Melgund Castle.

Aberlemno Parish Church

Church

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Aberlemno Parish Church is situated 1,500 feet south of Sheep Wash.

Melgund Castle, lying around two kilometres due east of Aberlemno in Angus, Scotland, is a 16th-century L-plan castle which has been partially restored as a private residence. It was designated as a scheduled monument in 1971. Melgund Castle is situated 1½ miles east of Sheep Wash.

Finavon Castle

Castle

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Finavon Castle is a ruined 17th-century castle lying on the River South Esk, about a quarter of a mile south of Milton of Finavon and five miles north-east of Forfar in Angus, Scotland. Finavon Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Sheep Wash.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aberlemno and Milton of Finavon.

Aberlemno

Village

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aberlemno is a parish and small village in the Scottish council area of Angus. It is noted for three large carved Pictish stones dating from the 7th and 8th centuries AD; the stones can be viewed at any time in spring-autumn, but are covered by wooden boxes in the winter to prevent frost damage.

Milton of Finavon

Village

Milton of Finavon House, historically known as the Mains of Finhaven and House of Finhaven, is a Category C listed building in Angus, Scotland. The structure is a composite of several eras, beginning with a surviving 16th-century butt n ben to the east and the remains of an earlier Tower Fortalice to the north west. Milton of Finavon is situated 2 miles west of Sheep Wash.

Finavon

Hamlet

Finavon is a small settlement and hamlet in the parish of Oathlaw Angus, Scotland, situated with the A90 road running through it and it also has the nearby River South Esk and Lemno Burn. Finavon is situated 2 miles northwest of Sheep Wash.

Sheep Wash

Type: Grassland
Category: tourist attraction
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.69343° or 56° 41′ 36″ north

Longitude

-2.78107° or 2° 46′ 52″ west

Open location code

9C8VM6V9+9H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 555188132

OpenStreetMap feature

attraction=animal

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

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Highlights include The Serpent Stone and The Crescent Stone.

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