Craichie
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Coordinates: 56°36′54″N 2°48′41″W / 56.614920°N 2.811386°W
| Craichie | |
 Craichie
Craichie shown within Angus |
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| OS grid reference | NO503473 |
|---|---|
| Council area | Angus |
| Lieutenancy area | Angus |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FORFAR |
| Postcode district | DD8 |
| Dialling code | 01307 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Angus |
| Scottish Parliament | North Tayside |
Craichie (previously Craquhy) is a small village the parish of Dunnichen, Angus, three miles south-east of Forfar on the B9128 Carnoustie to Forfar road.[1] The village was mentioned in 1329 in the "Registers of the Abbey of Arbroath". The Registers recorded that they were owned by Walter de Tulloch in 1438, and Alexander of Sturrock in 1509 [2]
References [edit]
- ^ "Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2007, ISBN 0-319-22980-7
- ^ Registrum de Aberbrothoc, pub 1856
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