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Cortachy

Cortachy is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies in at the mouth of Glen Clova, on the River South Esk, four miles north of Kirriemuir. Nearby lies Cortachy Castle, seat of the Earls of Airlie.

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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKIRRIEMUIR
Postcode districtDD8
Dialling code01575
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Cortachy is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies in at the mouth of Glen Clova, on the River South Esk, four miles (six kilometres) north of Kirriemuir.1 Nearby lies Cortachy Castle, seat of the Earls of Airlie.

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  1. "Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2007, ISBN 0-319-22980-7{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)