Loch Plantation
Loch Plantation is a forest in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Loch Plantation is situated nearby to the locality Kirk Hill, as well as near the hamlet Rescobie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Restenneth Priory and Rescobie Loch.
Restenneth Priory
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Restenneth Priory was a monastic house of Augustinian canons founded by Jedburgh Abbey, with the patronage of King Malcolm IV of Scotland, in 1153. Although there is little literary evidence, archaeological evidence strongly indicates that there was a monastery at Restenneth from very early times.
Rescobie Loch
Lake
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rescobie Loch is a post glacial fresh water body located in the parish of Rescobie, 4 km to the East of Forfar, in the county of Angus, Scotland. The loch is fed by Lunan Water which enters from the West and exits to the East.
Loch Fithie
Lake
Loch Fithie is a small, lowland freshwater loch lying approximately 2 miles east of Forfar, Scotland. It is approximately 800 m in length.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forfar and Letham.
Forfar
Photo: LeCardinal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forfar is the county town of Angus, 13 miles north of Dundee. It had a linen and jute industry in the 18th and 19th centuries but those have gone, so Forfar is now a commuter town for Dundee, with a population in 2020 of 14,000.
Letham
Village
Letham is a village in Angus, Scotland. Letham is the largest village in Angus, with a population of nearly 2,000. Situated 17 miles from Dundee, 5 miles from Forfar, 10 miles from Arbroath and 10 miles from Carnoustie.
Dunnichen
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunnichen is a small village in Angus, Scotland, situated between Letham and Forfar. It is close to Dunnichen Hill, at which the Battle of Dun Nechtain is popularly believed to have been fought.
Loch Plantation
- Type: Forest
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.6553° or 56° 39′ 19″ northLongitude
-2.8059° or 2° 48′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C8VM54V+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 678932406OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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