Clayholes is a small
hamlet in
Angus, Scotland
Angus ( sco, Angus; gd, Aonghas) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross. Main industries include agr ...
. It lies approximately north of
Carnoustie on the unclassified Balmachie road, that connects the
A930 road in Carnoustie with the
A92 road at Balmachie.
The settlement is not present on the earliest detailed maps available for the area, but can be seen for example on Ainslie's map of 1794. The site, however, appears to have been settled in pre-modern times, as evidenced by archaeology found in the immediate vicinity.
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See also
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Carnoustie
Villages in Angus, Scotland
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