Dunnichen
Sign in to saveDunnichen (; ) is a small village in Angus, Scotland, situated between Letham and Forfar. 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.
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- Kingsmuir
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
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- United Kingdom
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Dunnichen (; ) is a small village in Angus, Scotland, situated between Letham and Forfar. 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.
==History== The name Dunnichen derives from , meaning "fort of Nechtan", though the modern Gaelic form is .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dunnichen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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