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Balneaves Cottage

Aerial photographs revealed a cursus running from NE to SW for at leats 500m. Two lines of pits 25m apart end at the NE end in a square terminal, while the SW end has yet to be identified. Approximately 85m SW of the NE end a line of pits subdivides the enclosure, and further subdivisions have not been ruled out.

Where is Balneaves Cottage?

Balneaves Cottage is in the parish of Kinnell and the county of Angus.

Grid reference: NO 6058 4947

Lat / long: 56.63488955, -2.644003513

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Arbroath, Montrose & Carnoustie (Laurencekirk)
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Weather at Balneaves Cottage

6°C
max 6°C / min 5°C
20km/h SW
983mb
86%
93%
06:02 18:30

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Weather observed at Kinnell at 06:46
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Ancient sites near Balneaves Cottage

Milton cursus

1.5km away

Douglasmuir cursus

1.6km away

Old Montrose cursus

9.5km away

Finavon fort

11.7km away

Finavon rock art

11.7km away

Hill of Finavon rock art

12.7km away

Inchbare South cursus

16.1km away

Inchbare North cursus

16.3km away

Woodhill cursus

17.2km away
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Castles near Balneaves Cottage

Kinnell Castle (site of)

0.9km away

Boysack (site of)

1.6km away

Middleton

2.4km away

Braikie Castle

2.7km away

Bolshan (site of)

2.9km away

Colliston Castle

3.1km away

Gardyne Castle

3.3km away

Gallows Law (possible)

3.3km away

Easter Braikie (site of)

3.7km away
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Pictish stones near Balneaves Cottage

Flemington Class III symbol stone

10.2km away

Woodrae 1 Class II cross slab

11.3km away

Woodrae 2 Class II cross slab

11.3km away

Arnhall (possible) Class I symbol stone

19.6km away

Tealing Church Class II cross slab

23.2km away

St Martin's Stone Class II cross-slab

25.9km away

Strathmartine 1 Class I symbol stone

26.6km away

Strathmartine 2 Class III recumbent stone

26.7km away

St Ringan's Cairn Class II cross slab

30.4km away
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Pictish sites near Balneaves Cottage

Dunnicaer fort

44.8km away

Norrie's Law hoard

46.3km away

Nigg silver chain

63.0km away

Parkhill silver chain

71.6km away

Traprain Law silver chain

74.5km away

Haddington silver chain

76.4km away

Hoardweel silver chain

91.2km away

Whitlaw silver chain

102.0km away

Gaulcross hoard

114.6km away
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Accommodation near Balneaves Cottage

Letham Grange Golf Hotel & Country Estate
hotelColliston
4.1km away
Gramarcy House
bed and breakfastBrechin
10.9km away
Northern Hotel
hotelBrechin
10.9km away
Chapel House B&B
bed and breakfastFerryden
13.9km away
Park Hotel, Ferryden
hotelFerryden
13.9km away
Links Hotel
hotel, restaurant, café, barMontrose
14.0km away
Chapelbank Hotel
hotelForfar
14.8km away
Royal Hotel, Forfar
hotelForfar
15.0km away
The Kinloch Arms Hotel
hotelCarnoustie
15.4km away
19th Hole Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantCarnoustie
15.6km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Balneaves Cottage

Links Hotel
hotel, restaurant, café, barMontrose
14.0km away
19th Hole Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantCarnoustie
15.6km away
Carnoustie Golf Hotel and Spa
hotel, restaurant, barCarnoustie
15.9km away
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hotel, barForfar
18.0km away
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hotel, restaurantMonifieth
19.7km away
Premier Inn Dundee East
hotel, restaurantBroughty Ferry
21.1km away
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hotel, restaurant, barBroughty Ferry
22.0km away
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hotel, bar, restaurantDundee
27.5km away
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restaurantDundee
27.9km away
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hotel, restaurantDundee
28.0km away
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Published on the 14th of May 2010 at 4:19 pm. Updated on the 15th of May 2010 at 12:19 am.

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