Dunnichen

Dunnichen
Dunnichen
Dunnichen is located in Angus
Dunnichen
Dunnichen
Location within Angus
OS grid referenceNO507488
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFORFAR
Postcode districtDD8
Dialling code01307
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°37′42″N 2°48′19″W / 56.628437°N 2.805156°W / 56.628437; -2.805156

Dunnichen (Scots pronunciation: [dəˈnɪxən]; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Eachain[1]) is a small village in Angus, Scotland, situated between Letham and Forfar.[2] 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.

  1. ^ Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba
  2. ^ "Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2007, ISBN 978-0-319-22980-4