Cortachy is a Village in the county of Angus.

Cortachy postcode: DD8 4LX

Retail in Cortachy

There are great places to visit near Cortachy including some great towns, ruins, lakes, nature reserves, woodlands and historic monuments.

The area around Cortachy features a number of interesting towns including Arbroath, Kirriemuir, Forfar, Montrose, Monifieth, Carnoustie, and Brechin.

The area close to Cortachy boasts some of the best ruins including Arbroath Abbey.

Loch of Kinnordy is a great place to visit close to Cortachy if you like lakes.

Cortachy is near some unmissable nature reserves like Loch of Kinnordy,

Loch of Kinnordy is a great place to visit close to Cortachy if you like woodlands.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Cortachy like Balmashanner Monument.

Cortachy History

There are some historic monuments around Cortachy:

• Turfachie, ring ditches S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6528
• Caddam, standing stone 700m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM150
• Shielhill,pit alignments N of Shielhill Farm Prehistoric domestic and defensive: pit alignment; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: pit alignment (ritual or funerary) SM6348
• Gallowhill, cairns 525m and 555m NE of Wellbank Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM121
• Shielhill,pit alignments 200m NE of Shielhill Farm Prehistoric domestic and defensive: pit alignment; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: pit alignment (ritual or funerary) SM6349
• West Kinwhirrie, souterrains 250m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6765
• Caldhame Wood,Roman road Roman: road SM143
• Longbank,enclosure 400m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6347
• The Flobbits, hut circle 1200m SSE of Craig Hill Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM8504
• Milton of Ogil ring ditch 250m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6356
• Lendrick Lodge, enclosure and barrows 300m ESE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive); Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6417
• Hill of Kirriemuir, standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM125
• Westfield,enclosures NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary) SM6053
• St Orland's Stone, Glamis Crosses and carved stones: cross slab SM90270
• Westfield,enclosure SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary) SM6054
• Reedie,souterrain 200m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6308
• Shallgreen, hut circles and field system 640m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM7276
• Ballinshoe Castle, 370m ENE of Ballinshoe Secular: castle SM162
• Culhawk Hill, stone circle 390m WNW of Balstard Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM4475
• Wester Logie,enclosures 250m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6313
• Drumshade, enclosure 400m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6418
• Nether Balgray, souterrain 500m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6764
• Queen Margaret's Inch, chapel and crannog Ecclesiastical: chapel; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM7648
• Castle Hill,fort and house 700m WNW of Meams Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM4420
• Over Ascreavie, cairn 600m NNE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6810
• Loch of Kinnordy, crannog 500m NW of Balbrydie Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM5640
• Meikle Coull,burial mound 1200m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM4734
• Redwell,enclosure 700m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6354
• Meikle Coull,souterrains 250m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6331
• Hill of Redhall,enclosure 500m E of summit Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6306
• Mains of Brigton,enclosure 500m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6047
• Muirskeith, standing stone 350m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM122
• Prosen Bridge,souterrain 500m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6305
• Kinalty,cursus 500m E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cursus/bank barrow SM6309
• Fletcherfield,enclosure 100m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM5911
• Lendrick Lodge, standing stone 200m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM127
• Kirkton of Kingoldrum Farm, cairn and enclosure 320m NNE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6732
• East Memus, standing stone 700m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM118
• Northmuir,enclosure 350m N of Hill of Kirriemuir Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6346
• Balstard, cairn 660m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM8505
• Meams, cairns 540m W of & 480m WNW of Balnagarrow Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4472
• Inverquharity, Roman fort, Roman camp and Iron Age settlement 440m NE of 20th Century Military and Related: Fort; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house; Roman: camp SM6452
• Prosen Bridge,settlement and souterrain 600m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM6304
• The Flobbits, hut circle 1090m SSE of Craig Hill Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM7272
• Reedie,cairns 850m NNW and 850m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4582
• Nether Migvie,ring ditch E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6470
• Caddam,souterrain 350m ENE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6345
• Fletcherfield,two standing stones Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM119
• East Balloch,burial mound 500m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM4583
• Kinalty,barrow 800m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6310
• Corogle, standing stones and stone circle 950m WNW of Corriehead Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM117
• Culhawk Hill,house 500m N of Culhawk Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM4492