Angus: A Historical Guide (Scottish Historical Guides)

by Richard Oram

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Angus and Kincardine, an area rich in resources, has been of strategic importance for many centuries. The diversity of sights to be found north of the Tay mirrors the variety of historical sites to be found in this part of the country: White Caterhun, north-west of Brechin, dates from the Celtic Iron Age and is a hill-fort, with the largest dry stone wall in Britain; Pictish stones, dating from AD400 on, these ancient monumnets measure up to 14-feet high and bear pagan symbols; Brechin Round Tower, one of only two surviving Irish towers and the site of a monastry...Read more
  • ISBN13 9781874744474
  • Publish Date 1 January 2001
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 20 August 2001
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Birlinn General
  • Imprint Birlinn Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 192
  • Language English