Auchterhouse Hill

#6307 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Auchterhouse Hill is the second highest hill of the Sidlaw range in South East Angus. At 424 metres, it is classified as a Tump with a relative height of 81 metres. Auchterhouse Hill is located near Auchterhouse and is higher than Balkello Hill and is smaller than nearby Craigowl Hill. There is an ancient hill fort on the summit. ()

Elevation: 1391 ftCoordinates: 56°32'42"N, 3°3'5"W

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Auchterhouse Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dundee Ice Arena, Camperdown Country Park, Angus Folk Museum, Fowlis Castle.

4.5 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Dundee Ice Arena, Dundee
115 min walk • Dundee Ice Arena is a multi-purpose ice rink arena located in the Camperdown area of Dundee. The arena has a capacity of 2,400 seats making it the fourth largest ice rink arena by capacity in Scotland after the Braehead Arena, Murrayfield Ice Rink and the Fife Ice Arena.
4.3 miS
Park, Greek Revival architecture
Camperdown Country Park, Dundee
110 min walk • Camperdown Country Park, often known as just Camperdown Park, is a public park in the Camperdown area of Dundee, Scotland. The park comprises the former grounds of Camperdown House, a 19th-century mansion, which was bought by the city in 1946. Camperdown Park is home to a wildlife centre and recreational facilities.
4.8 miN
History museum, Museum
Angus Folk Museum, Glamis
123 min walk • Angus Folk Museum was a centre for agricultural history and rural life located near Forfar, Angus. It was located in the village of Glamis off the A94. The museum was founded by Jean, Lady Maitland who gave her collections to the nation in the 1950s. Since 1976 it has been administered by the National Trust for Scotland.
4.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Fowlis Castle
114 min walk • Fowlis Castle is situated five miles north-west of Dundee, Scotland, in the hamlet of Fowlis. It is a tower house dating from the seventeenth century. It was held by the Maule family and then by the Mortimers before coming to the Gray family in 1337. Sir Alexander Gray of Broxmouth was made Lord Gray of Fowlis.
4.1 miS
56°29'7"N • 3°2'46"W
Camperdown Golf Club, Dundee
106 min walk • Golf
3.4 miW
Forts and castles
Hatton Castle, Meigle
86 min walk • Hatton Castle stands on the lower part of Hatton Hill, the most easterly of the Sidlaw Hills, to the south of Newtyle in Angus, Scotland.
1.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Craigowl Hill
36 min walk • Craigowl Hill is a summit towards the eastern end of the Sidlaw Hills in Angus, Scotland. Northeast of Kirkton of Auchterhouse and approximately eight kilometres north of Dundee, Craigowl Hill represents the highest point in the range.
4.8 miN
Stela
Eassie Stone, Glamis
123 min walk • The Eassie Stone is a Class II Pictish stone of about the mid 8th century AD in the village of Eassie, Angus, Scotland. The stone was found in Eassie burn in the late 18th century and now resides in a purpose-built perspex building in the ruined Eassie church.
1.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ark Hill
46 min walk • Ark Hill is a mountainous landform within the Sidlaw Hills in Angus, Scotland. This location has been proposed as a windfarm for generating renewable electrical power.
3.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Backmuir Wood
93 min walk • Backmuir Wood is a 140.58 acres woodland in the Scottish county of Angus, about 4 kilometres northwest of Dundee. It is located south of the A923, between the villages of Muirhead and Liff.
4.3 miW
Forts and castles
Kinpurnie Castle, Meigle
111 min walk • Kinpurnie Castle is a stately home located 12 miles west of Dundee, close to Newtyle, near Blairgowrie, Angus in Scotland. The Kinpurnie estate was historically a property owned by William Oliphant, Lord of Aberdalgie by grant from King Robert the Bruce in 1317.