Upper Victoria

Upper Victoria
Upper Victoria
	Upper Victoria Location within Angus
OS grid reference	NO536360
Council area	Angus ;
Lieutenancy area	Angus ;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARNOUSTIE
Postcode district	DD7
Dialling code	01382
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Dundee East ;
Scottish Parliament	Angus ; North East Scotland ;
	List of places UK Scotland 56°30′50″N2°45′20″W / 56.513751°N 2.755596°W Coordinates: 56°30′50″N2°45′20″W / 56.513751°N 2.755596°W

Last updated June 30, 2019

Upper Victoria is a hamlet in Angus, Scotland. It lies on the A92 road between Arbroath and Dundee and is the location of the junction of the A92 and the Marches, the Craigton to Carnoustie road, forming the main route into Carnoustie.^[1]

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 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.

The A92 is a major highway that runs through Fife, Dundee, Angus, Aberdeenshire, and Aberdeen City in Scotland. From south to north, it runs from Dunfermline to Blackdog, just north of Aberdeen.

Upper Victoria was the site of Pitskelly quarry and, in the early 19th century, David Hunter of Blackness constructed a railway line between the quarry and Carnoustie to transport stone railway sleepers to the main line. The stone ultimately proved to be of inferior quality and the venture was abandoned.^[2]

Blackness is an area of the city of Dundee. Broadly, Blackness is located to the north of the city's West End and is centred on the Blackness Road, where a number of small, local shops are located. The presence of the Scouring Burn meant that the area was attractive for industrial development in the late eighteenth/early nineteenth centuries, modern steam powered machinery requiring a substantial water supply.

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References

↑ "Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2007, ISBN 0-319-22980-7
↑ Dickson, Robert (1892), Carnoustie and its neighbourhood (revised (facsimile 2002) ed.), Balgavies, Angus: Pinkfoot Press

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[1] "Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2007, ISBN 0-319-22980-7

[2] Dickson, Robert (1892), Carnoustie and its neighbourhood (revised (facsimile 2002) ed.), Balgavies, Angus: Pinkfoot Press

v t e Angus, Scotland
Principal towns	Arbroath Brechin Carnoustie Forfar Kirriemuir Monifieth Montrose
Other towns and villages	Aberlemno Airlie Arbirlot Ardovie Auchinleish Auchmithie Auchnacree Auchterhouse Balintore Balkeerie Balmirmer Barry Birkhill Boddin Bowriefauld Boysack Brewlands Bridge Bridge of Craigisla Bridgefoot Bridgend of Lintrathen Bucklerheads Burnside of Duntrune Caldhame Camuston † Careston Carlogie Carmyllie Castleton Charleston Clayholes Clova Colliston Cortachy Craichie Craigo Craigton Douglastown Dun Dunnichen Eassie East Haven Edzell Elliot Farnell Ferryden Folda Friockheim Gallowfauld Gardynebourg † Gateside Glamis Greystone Guthrie Hillside Hunter's Town † Inveraldie Inverarity Inverkeilor Inverpeffer † Kellas Kincaldrum Kingennie Kingsmuir Kirkbuddo Kirkinch Kirkton of Glenisla Kirkton of Kingoldrum Letham Liff Little Brechin Little Forter Lucknow Lunan Lundie Marywell Memus Menmuir Milden Milton of Finavon Milton of Ogilvie Monikie Muirdrum Murroes Newbigging Newtyle Oathlaw Old Balkello Panbride Redford Ruthven Salmond's Muir St Vigeans Stracathro Strathmartine Tannadice Tarfside Tealing Templeton Trinity Unthank Upper Victoria Wellbank Wester Denoon Whigstreet Woodhill
Notable houses	Ascreavie House of Dun Edzell Castle Finavon Castle Glamis Castle Kinnordy House Kinpurnie Castle Panmure House † West Seaton House

Upper Victoria
Upper Victoria Location within Angus
OS grid reference	NO536360
Council area	Angus
Lieutenancy area	Angus
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARNOUSTIE
Postcode district	DD7
Dialling code	01382

Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Dundee East
Scottish Parliament	Angus North East Scotland
List of places UK Scotland 56°30′50″N2°45′20″W / 56.513751°N 2.755596°W / 56.513751; -2.755596 Coordinates: 56°30′50″N2°45′20″W / 56.513751°N 2.755596°W / 56.513751; -2.755596