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Lunan Water
The Lunan Water is an easterly flowing river in Angus, Scotland, that discharges to the North Sea north of the town of Arbroath. Draining chiefly agricultural lands, this stream has a moderate level of turbidity and a pH level of approximately 8.7. Other nearby watercourses discharging to the North Sea include River North Esk and River South Esk, both to the north. The Lunan Water rises at Lunanhead, a mile north-east of Forfar, and its upper catchment, the Lunan Basin, contains several lochs and fen wetlands, such as Restenneth Moss, Rescobie Loch and Balgavies Loch. Much of this upper catchment is designated as nature reserves or Sites of Special Scientific Interest due to the diverse wetland habitats and wildlife here. It passes through several villages on its course, including Guthrie, Friockheim and Inverkeilor. At its mouth the Lunan Water meets the North Sea at the hamlet of Lunan, upon Lunan Bay. The beach at Lunan Bay was voted the "best beach in Scotland" in a sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunan Bay Kyle Munro
Lunan may refer to: Geography Europe *Lunan, Angus, a hamlet in Angus, Scotland *Lunan, Lot, a commune in the Lot department in south-western France *Lunan Water, a river in Angus, Scotland *Lunan Burn, a river that flows into Loch of Butterstone China *Lunan District (路南区), in Tangshan, Hebei * Lunan, Yingkou (路南镇), town in Laobian District, Yingkou, Liaoning *Lunan Subdistrict, Qinhuangdao (路南街道), in Shanhaiguan District, Qinhuangdao, Hebei *Lunan Subdistrict (路南街道), a township-level division of Lianyungang, Jiangsu *Lunan Subdistrict, Taizhou, Zhejiang (路南街道), in Luqiao District, Taizhou, Zhejiang People * David Lunan, Church of Scotland minister *Duncan Lunan, Scottish astronomer and science writer * Daniel Lunan, English semi-professional footballer *Gordon Lunan David Gordon Lunan (December 31, 1914 – October 3, 2005) was a Canadian Army officer who, in 1946, was convicted of espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union. Lunan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Site Of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man. SSSI/ASSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in the United Kingdom are based upon them, including national nature reserve (United Kingdom), national nature reserves, Ramsar Convention, Ramsar sites, Special Protection Areas, and Special Area of Conservation, Special Areas of Conservation. The acronym "SSSI" is often pronounced "triple-S I". Selection and conservation Sites notified for their Biology, biological interest are known as Biological SSSIs (or ASSIs), and those notified for geological or Physical geography, physiographic interest are Geological SSSIs (or ASSIs). Sites may be divided into management units, with some a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valley Of Strathmore
Strathmore () is a broad valley or strath in east-central Scotland, lying between the Grampian mountains and the Sidlaws. It is approximately long and wide. Strathmore is underlain by Old Red Sandstone but this is largely obscured by glacial till, sands and gravels deposited during the ice age. Its northeast to southwest alignment is influenced by the underlying geological structure of the area which reflects the dominant Caledonian trend of both the central lowlands and the Highlands of Scotland; its northern margin reflects the presence of the Highland Boundary Fault. Strathmore is fertile and has some of Scotland's best arable farmland, producing soft fruits and cereals. History The Romans established a series of marching camps in Strathmore as they moved northwards through the valley. Other antiquities include Pictish stones such as the Eassie Stone. The Earl of Strathmore takes his title from the valley, and his seat, Glamis Castle Glamis Castle is situated besi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strath
A strath is a large valley, typically a river valley that is wide and shallow (as opposed to a glen, which is typically narrower and deep). Word and etymology An anglicisation of the Gaelic word , it is one of many that have been absorbed into the English and Scots languages. It is commonly used in rural Scotland to describe a wide valley, even by non-Gaelic speakers. In Scottish place-names, ''Strath-'' is of Gaelic and Brittonic origin. ''Strath-'' names have a similar origin to Gaelic , meaning "broad-valley", as well as to Cumbric and Pictish cognates (''cf.'' Welsh ). Gaelic is derived from Old Irish , recorded as having meant "grassland". The modern Scottish Gaelic sense of "broad-valley", paralleling the meaning of Brittonic cognates, developed from substrate influence from Pictish. Toponymy It occurs in numerous place names within Scotland including Strathmore, Strathspey and Strathclyde. Abroad, many places with Scottish heritage also use the prefix, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Gaelic Language
Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongside both Irish language, Irish and Manx language, Manx, developed out of Old Irish. It became a distinct spoken language sometime in the 13th century in the Middle Irish period, although a Classical Gaelic, common literary language was shared by the Gaels of both Ireland and Scotland until well into the 17th century. Most of modern Scotland was once Gaelic-speaking, as evidenced especially by Gaelic-language place names. In the 2011 United Kingdom census#2011 Census for Scotland, 2011 census of Scotland, 57,375 people (1.1% of the Scottish population, three years and older) reported being able to speak Gaelic, 1,275 fewer than in 2001. The highest percentages of Gaelic speakers were in the Outer Hebrides. Nevertheless, there is a language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Castle, Angus
Red Castle of Lunan is a ruined fortified house on the coast of Angus, Scotland. It is about south-southwest of Montrose. History The earliest structure on the site was built for King William the Lion in the late twelfth century to repel Viking invasions to Lunan Bay. Evidence shows, however, that William took up residence there on several occasions whilst on hunting expeditions. In 1194, William conferred the castle, and land surrounding the village of Inverkeilor, east of the castle, to Walter de Berkeley, the Great Chamberlain. On his death, his lands of Inverkeilor, with the castle, passed to Ingram de Balliol who had married the heiress of Walter. He rebuilt the castle and the property remained in that family for two generations. When his grandson, Ingram, who flourished between 1280 and 1284, died childless about 1305 the property passed to the son of Constance de Baliol, Henry de Fishburn. The property was forfeit during the reallocation by Robert the Bruce who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunan, Angus
Lunan is a hamlet in Angus, Scotland, in the parish of the same name, south of Montrose, Angus, Montrose. The hamlet overlooks Lunan Bay, which is itself also a hamlet, at the mouth of the Lunan Water. A 16th-century priest of Lunan church, which is in the hamlet of Lunan Bay, Walter Milne, Walter Mill, was one of the last Scottish Protestant martyrs to be burned at St. Andrews. The church itself was rebuilt in 1844. The 15th-century Red Castle, Angus, Red Castle, so called from the red sandstone it is built from, is located to the south of the hamlet, on the south bank of the Lunan Water. Lunan was previously served by Lunan Bay railway station. Although the station has now closed, the line remains open as the Dundee–Aberdeen line. References SourcesLunan in the ''Gazetteer for Scotland''. * * * * * Villages in Angus, Scotland {{Angus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inverkeilor
Inverkeilor is a village and parish in Angus, Scotland. It lies near the North Sea coast, midway between Arbroath and Montrose, Angus, Montrose. The A92 road now bypasses the village. The population of Inverkeilor parish in the United Kingdom Census 2001 was 972, up from 902 in United Kingdom Census 1991, 1991. The population has been accommodated in recent years by the building of new houses in the village. The parish was previously known as ''Conghoillis'', and William J. Watson, Watson writes that it was dedicated to a Saint Mo Chonóc of Cell Mucroisse, who may be associated with Forteviot or St Andrews, or perhaps County Wexford in Ireland. The 12th century Red Castle, Angus, Red Castle built by the Barclay family is to the east of Inverkeilor, overlooking Lunan Bay. To the south-west is Ethie Castle, formerly the seat of the Earl of Northesk, which appears under the name of ''Knockwinnoch'' in Sir Walter Scott's novel ''The Antiquary''. Inverkeilor currently has a restaura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friockheim
Friockheim (pronounced like "frickum",) is a village in Angus, Scotland dating from 1814. It lies between the towns of Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar and Montrose, Angus, Montrose. History The name 'Friockheim', literally translated, means 'Heather Home', with Friock being a derivative from the Gaelic 'fraoch' (heather) and 'heim' from the German for home. It has been described as one of the most curious hybrid names on the Scottish map. The word 'Friockheim' as a whole, is pronounced 'Free-come'. The birth of the village took place soon after 1814 when Thomas Gardyne of Middleton succeeded his brother as the laird of the lands of Friock and feued them to Mr John Andson, of Arbroath, who built a flax spinning mill and as proprietor-in-feu attracted many textile workers to come and settle on easy terms in what was at first known as Friock feus. Mr Andson's son, John Andson added in the 'heim' part of the name. This was at the request of the numerous Flemish weavers who had gone ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guthrie, Angus
Guthrie is a village in Angus, Scotland, roughly at the centre point of the towns of Arbroath, Brechin and Forfar Forfar (; , ) is the county town of Angus, Scotland, and the administrative centre for Angus Council, with a new multi-million-pound office complex located on the outskirts of the town. As of 2021, the town had a population of 16,280. The town .... The principal building in the village is Guthrie Castle. The village of Guthrie is centered on the Guthrie parish church, containing the Guthrie Aisle, built in 1450. The parish was united with Carbuddo (named after Buíte of Monasterboice) in the sixteenth century. References Citations Sources * Villages in Angus, Scotland {{Angus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rescobie Loch
Rescobie Loch is a post glacial fresh water body located in the parish of Rescobie, 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. History Rescobie's name may have originated from the Scottish Gaelic “Ros Sgolban” meaning "the wood of splinters or thorns“. Historically it has also been referred to as Rosolpin, Roscolpin, Roscolbyn, Roscoby and Rescobis. Historically Rescobie's importance far exceeded its present-day status. Rescobie Loch is believed to be the location of Rescobie Castle also referred to as Barnsdale Castle. There is no trace of the castle today. In 1097 King Donald III of Scotland was dethroned and held captive in Rescobie Castle where his brother Edgar blinded him in both eyes. He died in 1099 and was buried initially at Dunkeld Cathedral before being finally laid to rest at the Scottish Island of Iona and was the last of the early Scottish Kings to be buried t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunan Bay From The South - Geograph
Lunan may refer to: Geography Europe *Lunan, Angus, a hamlet in Angus, Scotland *Lunan, Lot, a commune in the Lot department in south-western France *Lunan Water, a river in Angus, Scotland *Lunan Burn, a river that flows into Loch of Butterstone China *Lunan District (路南区), in Tangshan, Hebei * Lunan, Yingkou (路南镇), town in Laobian District, Yingkou, Liaoning *Lunan Subdistrict, Qinhuangdao (路南街道), in Shanhaiguan District, Qinhuangdao, Hebei *Lunan Subdistrict (路南街道), a township-level division of Lianyungang, Jiangsu *Lunan Subdistrict, Taizhou, Zhejiang (路南街道), in Luqiao District, Taizhou, Zhejiang People * David Lunan, Church of Scotland minister *Duncan Lunan, Scottish astronomer and science writer * Daniel Lunan, English semi-professional footballer *Gordon Lunan David Gordon Lunan (December 31, 1914 – October 3, 2005) was a Canadian Army officer who, in 1946, was convicted of espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union. Lunan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
