Elliot, Angus

Elliot
Elliot Location within Angus
OS grid reference	NO619393
Council area	Angus
Lieutenancy area	Angus
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Arbroath
Postcode district	DD11
Dialling code	01241
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Angus
Scottish Parliament	Angus South
List of places UK Scotland 56°32′39″N2°37′16″W / 56.544143°N 2.621218°W / 56.544143; -2.621218

Elliot is a coastal hamlet in the county of Angus, Scotland, on the westernmost edge of Arbroath on the A92 road. The Elliot Water reaches the North Sea at Elliot. ^[1]

Elliot Water, near Elliot, frozen over

In 1906 Elliot Junction station (now demolished) was the site of a major railway accident in which 22 passengers were killed. ^[2]

The hamlet is served by the X7 Coastrider bus.

References

1. "Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2007, ISBN   0-319-22980-7
2. Pringle, Maj J W. "Board of Trade Railway Department Inquiry into accident at Elliot Junction on 28th December 1906" (PDF). Retrieved 2 August 2007.