Wester Denoon
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Wester Denoon is a settlement in Angus
, Scotland
. Approximately two kilometres to the north of Wester Denoon is the village of Eassie
, where the Eassie Stone
is displayed in a ruined church; this carved Pictish stone is dated prior to the Early Middle Ages
. Other nearby settlements are Charleston, Balkeerie
and Kirkinch
.
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...
. Approximately two kilometres to the north of Wester Denoon is the village of Eassie
Eassie
Eassie is a village located along the A94 road in Angus, Scotland. The church in Eassie is dedicated to Saint Fergus, a monk who worked at nearby Glamis...
, where 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:...
is displayed in a ruined church; this carved Pictish stone is dated prior to the Early Middle Ages
Early Middle Ages
The Early Middle Ages was the period of European history lasting from the 5th century to approximately 1000. The Early Middle Ages followed the decline of the Western Roman Empire and preceded the High Middle Ages...
. Other nearby settlements are Charleston, Balkeerie
Balkeerie
Balkeerie is a village in Angus, Scotland, north of Dundee. One kilometre to the east is the village of Eassie, which is noted for the presence of the Eassie Stone, is a carved Pictish stone....
and Kirkinch
Kirkinch
Kirkinch, meaning 'kirk on the island' in Scots and Gaelic, is a small village in Angus, Scotland. The 'island' is the knoll on which remains of the medieval church of the parish of Nevay, now united with Eassie, stand. Originally it was an 'island' of slightly higher land surrounded by boggy...
.