Angus

Angus () is ane o the 32 cooncil areas o Scotland, a registration coontie an a lieutenancie area. The cooncil area borders Aiberdeenshire, Perth an Kinross an Dundee.

Historie
Angus wis historicalie a coontie (kent as Farfarshire frae the echteent centurie till 1928, whan it chynged til Angus) till 1975 whan it becam a destrik o the Tayside region. In 1996, twa-teir local govrenment wis forduin an Angus wis estaiblisht as a cooncil area in its steid. The umwhyl coontie haed mairches wi Kincardineshire til the nor'eist, the coontie o Aiberdeenshire til the north an Perthshire til the wast. The mairches o the-day's cooncil area ar the same as thae o the auld coontie but withoot the ceitie o Dundee.

Geografie
Angus can be splat intil thrie geografic areas. The north an wast is muntainous wi no monie dwallers an the main industrie is hill-fermin. Til the sooth an eist the laundskape is maistlins rowin hills borderin the sie. This area haes monie dwallers, wi the mukkiler touns an the ceitie o Dundee liggin on the coast. In atwein ligs Strathmore (frae a Gaelic name meinin "the gret dale") whilk is a growthie fermin area noted for the growin o tatties, saft fruit an the upbringin o Angus kye.

Touns an veelages
Touns
Arbroath, the mukkilest toun
Brechin
Carnoustie
Farfar, the coontie toun an the cooncil area's heidsteid
Kirriemuir
Monifieth
Montrose

Veelages
Aberlemno
Arbirlot
Auchmithie
Auchterhouss
Birkhill
Brig o Craigisla
Carmyllie
Dunnichen
Eist Haven
Aigle
Farnell
Friockheim
Finavon
Glamis
Guthrie
Inverkeilor
Hodgeton
Hillside
Kingsmuir
Letham
Newbiggin
Newtyle
Noranside
Memus
Menmuir
Monikie
Muirheid
Murroes
St Vigeans
Tannadice
Tarfside
Tealin
Unthank

Steids o interest
Aberlemno Pechtish Stanes
Angus Fowk Museum, Glamis
Arbroath Abbey, steid o the syning o the Declaration o ArbroathAngus Council: Arbroath Abbey 
Barry Mill
Brechin Cathedral
Brechin Castil
Brechin Roond Tour
Caledonian Railwey
Cairngorms Naitional Pairk
Carnlochan Naitional Naitur Hainin
Eassie StaneC.Michael Hogan, Eassie Stone, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham, Oct., 2007
Edzell CastilUndiscovered Scotland: Edzell Castle
Glamis CastilGlamis Castle
Houss o Dun
Loch o Kinnordy Naitur Hainin
Monboddo Houss
Montrose Basin Naitur Hainin
Montrose Museum

Referenses


Category:Cooncil areas o Scotland
Category:Places o Scotland