Milton of Ogilvie

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Milton of Ogilvie
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Milton of Ogilvie
Milton of Ogilvie shown within Angus
OS grid reference NO382438
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Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town FORFAR
Postcode district DD8
Dialling code 01307
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56°34′55″N3°00′28″W / 56.582040°N 3.007666°W / 56.582040; -3.007666 Coordinates: 56°34′55″N3°00′28″W / 56.582040°N 3.007666°W / 56.582040; -3.007666

Milton is a hamlet in Angus, Scotland situated near Glamis. [1] Considerable early history is in the general area including Glamis Castle [2] and the Eassie Stone, a carved Pictish stone dating prior to the Early Middle Ages.

Hamlet (place) small settlement in a rural area

A hamlet is a small human settlement. In different jurisdictions and geographies, hamlets may be the size of a town, village or parish, be considered a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. The word and concept of a hamlet have roots in the Anglo-Norman settlement of England, where the old French hamlet came to apply to small human settlements. In British geography, a hamlet is considered smaller than a village and distinctly without a church.

Angus, Scotland Council area of Scotland

Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross. Main industries include agriculture and fishing. Global pharmaceuticals company GSK has a significant presence in Montrose in the north of the county.

Glamis village in the United Kingdom

Glamis is a small village in Angus, Scotland, located four miles south of Kirriemuir and five miles southwest of Forfar. It is the location of Glamis Castle, the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

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References

  1. "Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2007, ISBN   0-319-22980-7
  2. Glamis Castle web site