Angus
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| Angus | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Area: - Total - % Water | Ranked 10th 2,182 km² ? % |
| Admin HQ: | Forfar |
| ISO 3166-2: | GB-ANS |
| ONS code: | 00QC |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density | Ranked 18th 108,400 50 / km² |
| Politics | |
| Angus Council http://www.angus.gov.uk | |
| Control: | SNP |
| MPs: | Michael Weir Peter Wishart |
| Historic Angus | |
- This article is about the region in Scotland. Angus can also refer to Angus cattle or to a film (Angus) about an overweight boy who is humiliated by his peers. In Celtic mythology, Angus is an alternative spelling for Aengus, the legendary hero.
Angus is one of the historic counties and also one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. The unitary council region borders onto Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and the City of Dundee. Main industries: agriculture and fishing.
The traditional county borders Kincardineshire to the north-east, Aberdeenshire to the north, Perthshire to the west. Southwards, it faces Fife across the Firth of Tay.
Towns and villages
- Aberlemno
- Arbroath -- largest town
- Auchmithie
- Brechin
- Bridge of Craigisla
- Carmyllie
- Carnoustie
- Edzell
- Farnell
- Forfar -- County capital and administrative centre
- Friockheim
- Glamis
- Guthrie
- Inverkeilor
- Kirriemuir
- Letham
- Newbigging
- Monifieth
- Montrose
- St Vigeans
Places of interest
- Aberlemno Sculptured Stones (Pictish symbols)
- Angus Folk Museum, Glamis
- Arbroath Abbey, place of signing of the Declaration of Arbroath
- Caledonian Railway (Brechin)
- Carnlochan NNR - National Nature Reserve
- Edzell Castle
- Glamis Castle
- Loch of Kinnordy Nature Reserve
- Aberlemno Pictish symbol stones
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