Ardovie
Ardovie is a Village in the county of Angus.
Ardovie postcode: DD9 6ST
There are great places to visit near Ardovie including some great towns, ruins, lakes, nature reserves, woodlands and historic monuments.
There are a several good towns in the Ardovie area like Arbroath, Kirriemuir, Forfar, Montrose, Monifieth, Carnoustie, and Brechin.
Arbroath Abbey is a great place to visit close to Ardovie if you like ruins.
There are a number of lakes near to Ardovie including Loch of Kinnordy.
Loch of Kinnordy is a great place to visit close to Ardovie if you like nature reserves.
There are a several good woodlands in the area around Ardovie like Loch of Kinnordy.
The area close to Ardovie boasts some of the best historic monuments including Balmashanner Monument.
Ardovie History
There are some historic monuments around Ardovie:
- Newton of Boysack, unenclosed settlement 410m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM6131
- Balbirnie Mill,enclosure 300m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6395
- Balwyllo,enclosures and cropmarks 300m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6094
- Westside, barrows 115m SW of Westerly Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6367
- Broomfield,enclosure 200m ESE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6365
- Balgavies Castle Secular: castle SM5448
- The Caterthuns, hillforts Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM90069
- Arrat's Mill, barrows 535m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6363
- Boysack, enclosures and unenclosed settlement 230m SW and 280m SSE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive); Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary) SM5986
- Arrat's Mill, unenclosed settlement 270m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM6399
- Belliehill, unenclosed settlement 350m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM6514
- Damside Cottages,pit circle and pit alignments 200m SSE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: posthole setting SM5998
- Templeton, unenclosed settlement 200m and 310m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM5990
- Westside, unenclosed settlement 620m E of Westside Cottages Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM6368
- Colliston Castle,enclosure,souterrain,ring ditches & pit alignment Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6125
- Dumbarrow Hill, dun 230m ENE of Hillkirk Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM3076
- Loanhead, barrow 355m SSE of Templeton Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6126
- Kinnaird Castle, unenclosed settlement 240m W of Wood Cottage Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM6397
- Pitmuies, cross slab 15m WSW of North Lodge Crosses and carved stones: cross slab SM153
- Broomknowe,enclosure 200m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6358
- Brechin,Maison Dieu Chapel Ecclesiastical: chapel SM90040
- East Mains of Pitmuies,ring ditch 250m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6088
- Arrat, burial ground and hospital 65m E of Magdalene's Chapel Cottage Ecclesiastical: chapel SM6362
- Brechin Cathedral Round Tower Ecclesiastical: tower SM90041
- Netherton, enclosure 150m SSE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6529
- Middle Drums,ring ditches 50m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6359
- Mill of Balrownie,ring ditch 200m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6472
- Keithock, Roman camp N of East Mains of Keithock Roman: camp SM2303
- West Mains of Colliston,enclosure 200m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6124
- Templeton, enclosure 340m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded enclosure; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary) SM5991
- Killievair Stone, standing stone, Barrelwell Smithy Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM123
- Damside Cottages,souterrain 250m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6089
- Douglasmuir, roundhouse, enclosure and pits 560m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive); Prehistoric ritual and funerary: pit alignment (ritual or funerary) SM5983
- Mains of Careston, barrows 100m E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6391
- Netherton, settlement 500m S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM6531
- Friock Mains, pit alignment 270m WNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: pit alignment (ritual or funerary) SM6092
- Inchbare,cursus NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cursus/bank barrow SM6373
- Stracathro, Roman fort and camp Roman: fort SM2829
- Pitmuies Cottages,ring ditches SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6087
- Craigend of Careston, enclosure 600m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6647
- Inchbare,cursus SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cursus/bank barrow SM6374
- Invergighty Cottage,barrow cemetery N of Boysack Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM5985
- Brae of Pert,ring ditch 1200m N of Muir of Pert Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6378
- Ballownie,mound 100m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM6376
- Balneaves Cottage, cursus and settlement 200m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cursus/bank barrow SM6041
- Netherton, settlement 400m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM6530
- Kincraig,enclosure and ring ditch 300m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6396
- Church of Pert, church and burial ground Ecclesiastical: church SM2989
- Leys of Boysack,palisaded enclosure 400m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded enclosure SM5989
- Guthrie Hill,cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM5935
- Cairn Knap,cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6093
- Balnamoon, souterrain 300m NNW of Meadowburn Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6513
- Gallows Knap,barrow 450m S of Dalhousie Lodge Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6366
- White Caterthun,houses,cairns and fields 800m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: field or field system SM4571
- Damside Cottages,settlement 400m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM6090
- Pitmuies Mill Farm,ring ditch 250m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6091
- Kinnaird Castle,enclosure 300m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6398
- Powmouth,settlement 400m E of Haughs of Kinnaird Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM6400
- Gallows Hillock,burial mound 350m WNW of Parkhill Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM4755
- Witch Hillock,burial mound and stone setting Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4823
- Capo Plantation, long barrow Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long barrow SM4444
- West Mains of Colliston,enclosure 300m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6130
- Templewood,cairn 600m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6364
- Westerton,standing stone 120m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM4585
- Braikie Castle, castle 65m S of Wester Braikie Secular: castle SM166
- Boysack, barrow cemetery and enclosure 250m SW of Invergighty Cottage Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM5984
- Guthrie Collegiate Aisle, Guthrie parish church Ecclesiastical: collegiate church SM8965
- Chapelton,settlement 750m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM5987
- Milton of Guthrie, cursus NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cursus/bank barrow SM6282
- Hatton Mill,enclosure 300m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6317
- Kinnells Mill,cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6312
