Kingsmuir

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Kingsmuir
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Kingsmuir
Kingsmuir shown within Angus
OS grid reference NO477494
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Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town FORFAR
Postcode district DD8
Dialling code 01307
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56°38′01″N2°51′15″W / 56.633501°N 2.854169°W / 56.633501; -2.854169 Coordinates: 56°38′01″N2°51′15″W / 56.633501°N 2.854169°W / 56.633501; -2.854169
East end of Kingsmuir Kingsmuir.jpg
East end of Kingsmuir

Kingsmuir is a small village in Angus, one mile south-east of Forfar on the B9128 Carnoustie to Forfar road. [1]

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.

Forfar town in in Angus, Scotland

Forfar is the county town of Angus, Scotland and the administrative centre for Angus Council. It has a population of 14,048.

Carnoustie town in the council area of Angus, Scotland

Carnoustie is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the North Sea coast. In the 2011 census, Carnoustie had a population of 11,394, making it the fourth largest town in Angus.

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References

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