Towns & cities · Scottish Highlands
Dunnichen
Dunnichen — village in Angus, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Dunnichen is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Angus, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.6284°, -2.8052°.
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Dunnichen (Scots pronunciation: [dəˈnɪxən]; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Eachain) 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. The church is part of the parish of Letham, Dunnichen and Kirkden.
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Background
History
The name Dunnichen derives from , meaning "fort of Nechtan", though the modern Gaelic form is . During the 18th and early 19th centuries it was the home of George Dempster, the agricultural reformer, author and founder of the neighbouring village of Letham. Many archaeological remains are associated with the village and its environs, including the hillforts on Dunnichen hill and Dunbarrow hill. In the early 19th century, the Dunnichen Stone, a class I Pictish standing stone was unearthed at East Mains of Dunnichen. This is now located at the Meffan Institute at Forfar. An early local tradition, related by Headrick in the Second Statistical Account, claimed that the site was the location of…
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- Coordinates
- 56.6284, -2.8052
- District
- Angus
- Postcode
- DD8 2NX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
Sources
- wikidata: Q1266199 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dunnichen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Dunnichen.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dunnichen?
- Dunnichen is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode DD8 2NX).
- Is Dunnichen free to visit?
- Yes, Dunnichen is free to enter.
- How do I get to Dunnichen?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DD8 2NX. It sits within the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry parliamentary constituency.