Hatton Hill
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Hatton Hill is a mountain landform
in Angus
, Scotland
and is the most easterly peak of the Sidlaw Hills
. Hatton Castle stands on the flanks of Hatton Hill above the village of Newtyle
.
The general vicinity has elements of prehistory including presence of the Eassie Stone
, a Pictish stone dating back to the Dark Ages.
Landform
A landform or physical feature in the earth sciences and geology sub-fields, comprises a geomorphological unit, and is largely defined by its surface form and location in the landscape, as part of the terrain, and as such, is typically an element of topography...
in Angus
Angus
Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and is the most easterly peak of the Sidlaw Hills
Sidlaw Hills
The Sidlaws are a range of hills of volcanic origin in the counties of Perthshire and Angus in Scotland that extend for 30 miles from Kinnoull Hill, near Perth, northeast to Forfar. Law is a Lowland Scots word of Old English origin meaning a hill which rises sharply from the surrounding land...
. Hatton Castle stands on the flanks of Hatton Hill above the village of Newtyle
Newtyle
Newtyle is a village in the west of Angus, Scotland.It lies 11 miles to the north of Dundee in the south west of Strathmore, between Hatton Hill and Newtyle in the Sidlaws. The village sits on gently sloping ground with a northwest aspect. The main communication link is the B954 road...
.
The general vicinity has elements of prehistory including presence of the Eassie Stone
Eassie Stone
The Eassie Stone is a Class II Pictish stone at the village of Eassie, Angus, Scotland. The stone was found in Eassie burn in the late 18th century and now resides in a purpose-built perspex building in the ruined Eassie church.-Location:...
, a Pictish stone dating back to the Dark Ages.
Sources
- Alexander Johnston Warden, Angus Or Forfarshire: The Land and People, 1885, C. Alexander & co.
- C.Michael Hogan, Eassie Stone, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham, October 7, 2007 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=17730