Kirkton of Glenisla

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Kirkton of Glenisla
Angus
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Old village shop and the kirk, Kirkton of Glen Isla
Location
Grid reference: NO214605
Location: 56°43’46"N, 3°17’10"W
Data
Post town: Blairgowrie
Postcode: PH11
Dialling code: 01575
Local Government
Council: Angus
Parliamentary
constituency:
Angus

Kirkton of Glenisla is a village in Glen Isla, Angus. It is stands by the River Isla, eleven miles north-west of Kirriemuir and ten miles north of Blairgowrie, on the B951 road.

The village consists of a church and graveyard, a hotel, and several holiday cottages.

The 64-mile, waymarked Cateran Trail runs by the village.

The Small Monument

The Patrick Small Monument stands across the ford on the west bank of the River Isla opposite the Kirkton of Glenisla village. This imposing obelisk stands on elevated ground and can be seen from around the village. Erected by the community, it stands in honor of Patrick William Small, a local land owner who died in 1870.

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