Local Dam

Local Dam is a pond in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Local Dam is situated nearby to the peak Grave Hill, as well as near the sports venue Balbinnie Farm Recreation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aberlemno Parish Church and Finavon Castle.

Aberlemno Parish Church

Church

Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aberlemno Parish Church is situated 3,700 feet southeast of Local Dam.

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 1¼ miles west of Local Dam.

Melgund Castle

Castle

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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 2 miles east of Local Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aberlemno and 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.

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.

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.

Local Dam

Type: Pond
Category: body of water
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.69793° or 56° 41′ 53″ north

Longitude

-2.79104° or 2° 47′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C8VM6X5+5H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 775017023

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

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