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data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrose_(Angus)" title="Montrose (Angus) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Montrose (Angus)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrose_(Angus)" title="Montrose (Angus) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Montrose (Angus)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrose" title="Montrose – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Montrose" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrose_(Angus)" title="Montrose (Angus) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Montrose (Angus)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%8C_%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%B3" title="مونتروز، انگوس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="مونتروز، انگوس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrose_(%C3%89cosse)" title="Montrose (Écosse) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Montrose (Écosse)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mon_Rois" title="Mon Rois – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Mon Rois" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monadh_Rois" title="Monadh Rois – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Monadh Rois" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrose_(Regno_Unito)" title="Montrose (Regno Unito) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Montrose (Regno Unito)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrozas" title="Montrozas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Montrozas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2_(%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B3)" title="مونتروز (انجوس) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="مونتروز (انجوس)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrose_(Schotland)" title="Montrose (Schotland) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Montrose (Schotland)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrose_(Angus)" title="Montrose (Angus) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Montrose (Angus)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrose_i_Angus" title="Montrose i Angus – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Montrose i Angus" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrose_(Szkocja)" title="Montrose (Szkocja) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Montrose (Szkocja)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrose_(Angus)" title="Montrose (Angus) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Montrose (Angus)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B7_(%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4)" title="Монтроз (город) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Монтроз (город)" data-language-autonym="Русский" 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style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scotland_relief_location_map.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Montrose is located in Scotland"><img alt="Montrose is located in Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Scotland_relief_location_map.jpg/250px-Scotland_relief_location_map.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="329" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Scotland_relief_location_map.jpg/375px-Scotland_relief_location_map.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Scotland_relief_location_map.jpg/500px-Scotland_relief_location_map.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1128" data-file-height="1483" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:66.031%;left:75.393%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Montrose"><img alt="Montrose" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div>Montrose</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within Scotland</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Scotland</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Europe_relief_laea_location_map.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Montrose is located in Europe"><img alt="Montrose is located in Europe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Europe_relief_laea_location_map.jpg/250px-Europe_relief_laea_location_map.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="214" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Europe_relief_laea_location_map.jpg/375px-Europe_relief_laea_location_map.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Europe_relief_laea_location_map.jpg/500px-Europe_relief_laea_location_map.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1580" data-file-height="1351" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:40.895%;left:20.752%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Montrose"><img alt="Montrose" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" 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.latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Montrose,_Angus&params=56.708_N_2.467_W_region:GB_type:city"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">56°42′29″N</span> <span class="longitude">2°28′01″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">56.708°N 2.467°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">56.708; -2.467</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Sovereign State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Countries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Countries of the United Kingdom">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Scotland" title="Subdivisions of Scotland">Local authority</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Flag_of_Angus.png/23px-Flag_of_Angus.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Flag_of_Angus.png/35px-Flag_of_Angus.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Flag_of_Angus.png/46px-Flag_of_Angus.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1200" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Angus,_Scotland" title="Angus, Scotland">Angus</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenancy_areas_of_Scotland" title="Lieutenancy areas of Scotland">Lieutenancy area</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Angus" title="Lord Lieutenant of Angus">Angus</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First settled</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Neolithic_period" class="mw-redirect" title="Neolithic period">Neolithic period</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Royal_burgh" title="Royal burgh">Royal Charter</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1140</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Royal burgh abolished</th><td class="infobox-data">1975</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/2022_Angus_Council_election#Montrose_and_District" title="2022 Angus Council election">Councillors</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> Iain Gall (CON)</div></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FDF38E; color:black;"> </span> Kenny Braes (SNP)</div></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FDF38E; color:black;"> </span> Bill Duff (SNP)</div></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:black;"> </span> Tommy Stewart (IND)</div></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_5th_Scottish_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Members of the 5th Scottish Parliament">MSPs</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FDF38E; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Mairi_Gougeon" title="Mairi Gougeon">Mairi Gougeon</a> (SNP)</div></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2019 United Kingdom general election">MPs</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FDF38E; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Doogan" title="Dave Doogan">Dave Doogan</a> (SNP)</div></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"> (2022)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Town</div></th><td class="infobox-data">11,730</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Language(s)<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_English" title="Scottish English">English</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Scots_language" title="Scots language">Scots</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Montrosian <br />Gable Ender</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Postcode</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code"><a href="/wiki/DD_postcode_area" title="DD postcode area">DD10</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">01674</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Ordnance_Survey_National_Grid" title="Ordnance Survey National Grid">OS Grid Reference</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion" style="white-space: nowrap"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Montrose,_Angus&params=56.708324_N_2.467118_W_region:GB_scale:25000">NO715575</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Montrose</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span><span title="/ʌ/: 'u' in 'cut'">ʌ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span><span title="'z' in 'zoom'">z</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling">mun-<span style="font-size:90%">TROHZ</span></i></a>; <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Gaelic language">Scottish Gaelic</a>: <i lang="gd">Mon Rois</i> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="gd-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Scottish_Gaelic" title="Help:IPA/Scottish Gaelic">[mɔn<span class="wrap"> </span>ˈrˠɔʃ]</a></span>) is a town and former <a href="/wiki/Royal_burgh" title="Royal burgh">royal burgh</a> in <a href="/wiki/Angus,_Scotland" title="Angus, Scotland">Angus, Scotland</a>. Situated 28 miles (45 kilometres) north of <a href="/wiki/Dundee" title="Dundee">Dundee</a> and 37 miles (60 kilometres) south of <a href="/wiki/Aberdeen" title="Aberdeen">Aberdeen</a>, Montrose lies between the mouths of the <a href="/wiki/River_North_Esk,_Angus" title="River North Esk, Angus">North</a> and <a href="/wiki/River_South_Esk" title="River South Esk">South Esk</a> rivers. It is the northernmost coastal town in Angus and developed as a natural harbour that traded in skins, hides, and cured salmon in medieval times. </p><p>With a population of approximately 12,000, the town functions as a port, but the major employer is <a href="/wiki/GlaxoSmithKline" class="mw-redirect" title="GlaxoSmithKline">GlaxoSmithKline</a>, which was saved from closure in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The skyline of Montrose is dominated by the 220-foot (67 m) <a href="/wiki/Steeple_(architecture)" class="mw-redirect" title="Steeple (architecture)">steeple</a> of <a href="/wiki/Montrose_Old_and_St_Andrew%27s_Church" title="Montrose Old and St Andrew's Church">Old and St Andrew's Church</a>, designed by <a href="/wiki/James_Gillespie_Graham" title="James Gillespie Graham">James Gillespie Graham</a> and built between 1832 and 1834. </p><p>Montrose is a town with a wealth of architecture, and is a centre for international trade. It is an important commercial port for the oil and gas industry. It is known for its wide thoroughfare and high street,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which leads to picturesque closes containing secluded gardens. The town has a view of a tidal lagoon, <a href="/wiki/Montrose_Basin" title="Montrose Basin">Montrose Basin</a>, which is considered a nature reserve of international importance. It is the largest inland salt water basin in the UK, and an important habitat for the <a href="/wiki/Mute_swan" title="Mute swan">mute swan</a>. Just outside Montrose is the 18th-century <a href="/wiki/House_of_Dun" title="House of Dun">House of Dun</a>, designed by the Scottish architect <a href="/wiki/William_Adam_(architect)" title="William Adam (architect)">William Adam</a> and built in 1730 for <a href="/wiki/David_Erskine,_Lord_Dun" title="David Erskine, Lord Dun">David Erskine, Lord Dun</a>, 13th Laird of Dun. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Toponymy_and_early_history">Toponymy and early history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Toponymy and early history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prehistoric elements are found in the vicinity of Montrose, including the <a href="/wiki/Stone_of_Morphie" title="Stone of Morphie">Stone of Morphie</a> located to the north.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One ancient name for Montrose was Celurca.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The place-name is formed from the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic" title="Scottish Gaelic">Scottish Gaelic</a> <i>Moine</i> (meaning moor or peat moss) and Ros (meaning peninsula or promontory), perhaps ultimately of <a href="/wiki/Pictish" class="mw-redirect" title="Pictish">Pictish</a> origin. The first documentary evidence of the existence of Montrose is the burgh charter issued by <a href="/wiki/David_I_of_Scotland" title="David I of Scotland">David I</a> who founded the town around 1140 as <i>Sallorch</i> or <i>Sallork</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-angus.gov.uk_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-angus.gov.uk-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1178 the name had taken the form <i>Munross</i> before becoming <i>Montrose</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Folk_etymology" title="Folk etymology">Folk etymology</a> attributes the origin of the town's name as "Mount of Roses". This is reflected by the motto on the town's seal: <i>Mare ditat, rosa decorat</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>: <i>The sea enriches, the rose adorns</i>) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medieval_history">Medieval history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Medieval history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Montrose was visited and plundered in numerous instances by <a href="/wiki/Danes" title="Danes">Danes</a>. In the year 980 it was sacked and razed to the ground.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was once believed that a castle existed in Montrose in the 10th century and was destroyed by <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenneth III">Kenneth III</a>. However the historicity of this account has been disputed.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceC_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the two proceeding centuries there are no precise dates in its history. During the 1140s it was an important trading town. The trading revenues received from Montrose as well as <a href="/wiki/Forfar" title="Forfar">Forfar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dundee" title="Dundee">Dundee</a> were acquired by <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Malcolm IV">Malcolm IV</a> and contributed to <a href="/wiki/Restenneth_Priory" title="Restenneth Priory">Restenneth Priory</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceC_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1178 <a href="/wiki/William_the_Lion" title="William the Lion">William the Lion</a> built a castle nearby in which he would occasionally reside. The ruins have acquired the name <a href="/wiki/Red_Castle,_Angus" title="Red Castle, Angus">Red Castle</a>. The last record of a charter there was in 1198.<sup id="cite_ref-Mitchell_1866,_p8_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mitchell_1866,_p8-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Convent" title="Convent">convent</a> dedicated to the <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Mary" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Mary">Virgin Mary</a> is said to have been founded in 1230 by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Durward" title="Alan Durward">Alan Durward</a> but the precise location is unknown.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceC_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1244 the town succumbed to fire.<sup id="cite_ref-Mitchell_1866,_p8_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mitchell_1866,_p8-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 1296<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> during the Wars of Independence, <a href="/wiki/Edward_I_of_England" title="Edward I of England">Edward I</a> visited the town with 30,000 of his men and stayed at Munros castle for three nights. Some accounts state that it was there that he humiliated Scottish King <a href="/wiki/John_de_Balliol" class="mw-redirect" title="John de Balliol">John de Balliol</a> by publicly stripping him of his royal insignia and status; other accounts claim that this occurred in <a href="/wiki/Brechin" title="Brechin">Brechin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceC_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Twelve burgesses of the town swore allegiance to Edward I<sup id="cite_ref-Mitchell_1866,_p8_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mitchell_1866,_p8-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to protect themselves and the community of the town.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceC_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following year the castle, which was manned by an English garrison, was destroyed by <a href="/wiki/William_Wallace" title="William Wallace">William Wallace</a> who is said to have slain all soldiers in sight.<sup id="cite_ref-Mitchell_1866,_p8_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mitchell_1866,_p8-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The site of the castle, known as Castlestead, is at the southern end of the High Street. <a href="/wiki/David_II_of_Scotland" title="David II of Scotland">David II</a> visited it towards the end of his reign in 1371.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceC_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Montrose" title="Duke of Montrose">The Dukedom of Montrose</a> was created in 1488. </p><p>During the 15th century, the inhabitants of the town found themselves increasingly under heel of the Lairds of Dun who ransacked and took possession of property and cattle. The lairds are said to have arrived in the middle of one night on horseback heavily armed. The burghesses of the town immediately sent out an appeal to the Duke of Montrose for protection but the messenger was purportedly murdered before the appeal arrived. It was then that <a href="/wiki/James_IV_of_Scotland" title="James IV of Scotland">James IV of Scotland</a> intervened and settled the matter.<sup id="cite_ref-Mitchell_1866,_p8_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mitchell_1866,_p8-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern_history">Modern history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Modern history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Montrose_and_The_Steeple_-_geograph.org.uk_-_487549.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Montrose_and_The_Steeple_-_geograph.org.uk_-_487549.jpg/170px-Montrose_and_The_Steeple_-_geograph.org.uk_-_487549.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Montrose_and_The_Steeple_-_geograph.org.uk_-_487549.jpg/255px-Montrose_and_The_Steeple_-_geograph.org.uk_-_487549.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Montrose_and_The_Steeple_-_geograph.org.uk_-_487549.jpg/340px-Montrose_and_The_Steeple_-_geograph.org.uk_-_487549.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>Montrose and the steeple</figcaption></figure> <p>From its early inception as a port Montrose had traded in skins, hides and cured salmon but in the 17th century began to export wheat and barley in regular trading transactions with the <a href="/wiki/Hanseatic_League" title="Hanseatic League">Hanseatic League</a>. The town imported flax and timber from the <a href="/wiki/Baltic_Sea" title="Baltic Sea">Baltic</a>; salt, fruit and wine from <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> and <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-angus.gov.uk_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-angus.gov.uk-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The wealth this brought to the town is demonstrated in the surviving houses built by landowning and merchant families as well as local street names of "America Street", "California Street", "Baltic Street" and "India Street" evidencing its trading heritage. </p><p>The site of the castle, now known as Castlestead was the birthplace of the famous <a href="/wiki/James_Graham,_1st_Marquess_of_Montrose" title="James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose">James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose</a>. Graham signed the National Covenant against <a href="/wiki/Charles_I_of_England" title="Charles I of England">Charles I</a>'s reorganisation of the Kirk in Scotland, fighting in the ensuing <a href="/wiki/Bishops%27_Wars" title="Bishops' Wars">Bishops' Wars</a>, but later switched to the King's side only to be captured and executed in <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> in the year 1650. </p><p>Between 1677 and the summer of 1678 a <a href="/wiki/Levee" title="Levee">dyke</a> which was begun across the Montrose Basin, designed to drain and reclaim the northern half, by Dronner, a Dutch engineer.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was destroyed shortly after in a storm. One of the most vocal objectors to the scheme was the elderly Meggie Cowie, who was said to have made blasphemous comments to those who were involved. She was tried, found guilty of <a href="/wiki/Witchcraft" title="Witchcraft">witchcraft</a>, and was <a href="/wiki/Burnt_at_the_stake" class="mw-redirect" title="Burnt at the stake">burnt at the stake</a> on 14 January 1679.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_Park_at_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1311715.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/A_Park_at_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1311715.jpg/220px-A_Park_at_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1311715.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/A_Park_at_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1311715.jpg/330px-A_Park_at_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1311715.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/A_Park_at_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1311715.jpg/440px-A_Park_at_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1311715.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Park in Montrose</figcaption></figure> <p>The final chapter of the ill-fated 1715 Jacobite rebellion was also played out in Montrose. Towards the end of the uprising (which had lasted nearly six months, from September 1715 to February 1716) <a href="/wiki/James_Francis_Edward_Stuart" title="James Francis Edward Stuart">James Francis Edward Stuart</a> (the Old Pretender; formerly James, Prince of Wales) arrived in Montrose, where he spent his last night in Scotland, on 4 February 1716. He sailed from Montrose to exile in France. The town was held for his son, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Edward_Stuart" title="Charles Edward Stuart">Charles Edward Stuart</a> (Bonnie Prince Charlie; the Young Pretender), 30 years later and in February 1746 the largest naval battle of the war was fought in Montrose Harbour. </p><p>During the 18th century the town was a major <a href="/wiki/Smuggling" title="Smuggling">smuggling</a> centre. It profited from the <a href="/wiki/History_of_slavery" title="History of slavery">slave trade</a> but only for a brief time. The wealth accrued by trade was substantial. Wealthy merchants in the 18th and 19th centuries dominated the town and built their houses gable to gable. Hence Montrosians have inherited the sobriquet, "gable-enders".<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A statistical account taken between 1791 and 1799 estimates the population in the 1750s as 4248; in 1776 as 4465; in 1784 as 4866 and in 1790 as 5194. Contemporaries expected that many would emigrate at the conclusion of the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a> but those that did leave were few.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Montrose_Guild_Hall_(geograph_3744419).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Montrose_Guild_Hall_%28geograph_3744419%29.jpg/220px-Montrose_Guild_Hall_%28geograph_3744419%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Montrose_Guild_Hall_%28geograph_3744419%29.jpg/330px-Montrose_Guild_Hall_%28geograph_3744419%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Montrose_Guild_Hall_%28geograph_3744419%29.jpg/440px-Montrose_Guild_Hall_%28geograph_3744419%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Montrose_Town_House" title="Montrose Town House">Montrose Town House</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Johnson" title="Samuel Johnson">Samuel Johnson</a> made a tour of the town on his visit to Scotland in the 1770s. He said of it: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p><i>"...we travelled on to Montrose, which we surveyed in the morning and found it well-built, airy, and clean. The <a href="/wiki/Montrose_Town_House" title="Montrose Town House">town house</a> is a handsome fabrick with a portico. We then went to view the <a href="/wiki/Qualified_Chapel" title="Qualified Chapel">English chapel</a>, and found it a small church, clean to a degree unknown in any other part of Scotland, with commodious galleries, and what was yet less expected, with an organ."</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Montrose_Gazeteer_of_Scotland.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Montrose_Gazeteer_of_Scotland.jpg/220px-Montrose_Gazeteer_of_Scotland.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Montrose_Gazeteer_of_Scotland.jpg/330px-Montrose_Gazeteer_of_Scotland.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Montrose_Gazeteer_of_Scotland.jpg 2x" data-file-width="430" data-file-height="290" /></a><figcaption>View of the town in 1838</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Montrose_-_Sir_George_Reid_-_ABDAG003946.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Montrose_-_Sir_George_Reid_-_ABDAG003946.jpg/220px-Montrose_-_Sir_George_Reid_-_ABDAG003946.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Montrose_-_Sir_George_Reid_-_ABDAG003946.jpg/330px-Montrose_-_Sir_George_Reid_-_ABDAG003946.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Montrose_-_Sir_George_Reid_-_ABDAG003946.jpg/440px-Montrose_-_Sir_George_Reid_-_ABDAG003946.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="401" /></a><figcaption>Montrose by <a href="/wiki/George_Reid_(Scottish_artist)" title="George Reid (Scottish artist)">Sir George Reid</a>, 1888</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HighStreetMontrose_1870s.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/HighStreetMontrose_1870s.jpg/220px-HighStreetMontrose_1870s.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="195" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/HighStreetMontrose_1870s.jpg/330px-HighStreetMontrose_1870s.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/HighStreetMontrose_1870s.jpg/440px-HighStreetMontrose_1870s.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1413" data-file-height="1251" /></a><figcaption>Montrose High Street during the 1870s</figcaption></figure> <p>Alexander Christie (c. 1721–1794) was <a href="/wiki/Provost_(civil)" title="Provost (civil)">provost</a> in the town during the 1760s and 1780s and oversaw the establishment of Scotland's first <a href="/wiki/Lunatic_asylum" title="Lunatic asylum">lunatic asylum</a> in Montrose in 1781<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which eventually became known as <a href="/wiki/Sunnyside_Royal_Hospital" title="Sunnyside Royal Hospital">Sunnyside Royal Hospital</a>. The asylum, initially called Montrose Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary and Dispensary was founded by Susan Carnegie of Charleton to treat both paupers and private patients and was originally situated on Montrose Links. It was granted a royal charter in 1810. In 1858 it moved to Sunnyside farm at the nearby village of Hillside. Its facilities were expanded several in the next few decades and it underwent various changes in name, finally becoming Sunnyside Royal Hospital in 1962. Sunnyside remained in use for the treatment of people with mental illnesses until its final closure in 2011 when many of its patients and functions moved to the Susan Carnegie Centre at <a href="/wiki/Stracathro_Hospital" title="Stracathro Hospital">Stracathro Hospital</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sunnyside_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sunnyside-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1785 a <a href="/wiki/Subscription_library" title="Subscription library">subscription library</a> for learned men was formed.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a> established a base at Montrose (later <a href="/wiki/RAF_Montrose" title="RAF Montrose">RAF Montrose</a>). On 26 February 1913, it became the first operational military aerodrome to be established in the United Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC21549636_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC21549636-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between the wars, Montrose was a focus for key figures of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Renaissance" title="Scottish Renaissance">Scottish Renaissance</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1920, a young Christopher Murray Grieve (later <a href="/wiki/Hugh_MacDiarmid" title="Hugh MacDiarmid">Hugh MacDiarmid</a>) was employed as a reporter on the <i><a href="/wiki/Montrose_Review" title="Montrose Review">Montrose Review</a></i>. By 1922 he had been elected as an <a href="/wiki/Independent_Labour_Party" title="Independent Labour Party">Independent Labour Party</a> councillor. The poet and novelist <a href="/wiki/Violet_Jacob" title="Violet Jacob">Violet Jacob</a> was brought up at the nearby <a href="/wiki/House_of_Dun" title="House of Dun">House of Dun</a> and spent time in Angus during the 'twenties. The sculptor <a href="/wiki/William_Lamb_(sculptor)" title="William Lamb (sculptor)">William Lamb</a> was born in Montrose and returned to the town in 1924. </p><p>Another native of Montrose, the writer Tom MacDonald (<a href="/wiki/Fionn_MacColla" title="Fionn MacColla">Fionn MacColla</a>) returned to Montrose in 1929, as did his friend the painter <a href="/wiki/Edward_Baird_(artist)" title="Edward Baird (artist)">Edward Baird</a>. <a href="/wiki/Willa_Muir" title="Willa Muir">Willa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Muir" title="Edwin Muir">Edwin Muir</a> lived at her mother's house in Montrose at various times during the 1920s. The poet <a href="/wiki/Helen_Cruickshank" title="Helen Cruickshank">Helen Cruickshank</a> attended <a href="/wiki/Montrose_Academy" title="Montrose Academy">Montrose Academy</a>, though she had moved to <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> by the 1920s. She was a key figure in maintaining the network of contacts between writers and artists of Scotland's inter-war cultural renaissance.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> Montrose became a hub for a constant stream of international pilots from all over the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Czechoslovakia" title="Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">America</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> and other allied nations. As well as a training base <a href="/wiki/RAF_Montrose" title="RAF Montrose">RAF Montrose</a> was also an operational airfield for <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane" title="Hawker Hurricane">Hawker Hurricane</a> and <a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire" title="Supermarine Spitfire">Supermarine Spitfire</a> squadrons, which flew sorties over <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> and were a part of the air defences for <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>. Of course, this also made the town a target for German aircraft and it was bombed on more than one occasion. Despite its coastal location presenting a danger however, large numbers of children and young mothers from <a href="/wiki/Dundee" title="Dundee">Dundee</a> were evacuated there during the period of the <a href="/wiki/Phoney_War" title="Phoney War">Phoney War</a>. Initially numbers totalled around 2,000 but in a second wave around 1,200 more were sent.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes_Inglis_2009_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes_Inglis_2009-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As was the case in many other receiving areas, the local population was concerned by the condition of the urban poor and <a href="/wiki/Impetigo" title="Impetigo">impetigo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vermin" title="Vermin">vermin</a> were found on some of those evacuated. By June 1940 Montrose could no longer provide shelter.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes_Inglis_2009_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes_Inglis_2009-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Montrose was a royal burgh until 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bamse">Bamse</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bamse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bamse_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1721496.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Bamse_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1721496.jpg/220px-Bamse_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1721496.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Bamse_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1721496.jpg/330px-Bamse_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1721496.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Bamse_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1721496.jpg/440px-Bamse_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1721496.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="685" /></a><figcaption>Statue of Bamse at Montrose Harbour</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Montrose_-_High_Street.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Montrose_-_High_Street.jpg/220px-Montrose_-_High_Street.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Montrose_-_High_Street.jpg/330px-Montrose_-_High_Street.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Montrose_-_High_Street.jpg/440px-Montrose_-_High_Street.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="441" /></a><figcaption>Montrose high street, circa 1980</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Bamse_(St._Bernard)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bamse (St. Bernard)">Bamse</a> (meaning 'teddybear' in Norwegian), a <a href="/wiki/St_Bernard_dog" class="mw-redirect" title="St Bernard dog">St Bernard dog</a> famed for his exploits and popular in local imagination, is buried in the town. Bamse the Norwegian Sea Dog arrived in Montrose on the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Navy" title="Royal Norwegian Navy">Royal Norwegian Navy</a> <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> <i>Thorodd</i> during World War II with Captain Erling Hafto, his owner, who registered him as a crew member. He saved the life of Lieutenant Commander Olav Nilsen at Dundee Docks and generally protected his fellow sailors. In stories Bamse is said to have got up on his hind legs and, at over 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, clamped his great paws on assailants to end any fight. On his death in July 1944 Montrose schools were closed and 800 children lined the route to his graveside funeral. </p><p>The Bamse Project raised £50,000 to erect a larger than life-size <a href="/wiki/Bronze" title="Bronze">bronze</a> statue of Bamse at Montrose Harbour. Half the donations came from Norway. The statue was created by internationally known sculptor <a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Herriot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alan Herriot (page does not exist)">Alan Herriot</a>, and was unveiled by <a href="/wiki/Prince_Andrew,_Duke_of_York" title="Prince Andrew, Duke of York">The Duke of York</a> in October 2007. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governance">Governance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Footpath_to_St._Andrews,_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1060662.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Footpath_to_St._Andrews%2C_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1060662.jpg/220px-Footpath_to_St._Andrews%2C_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1060662.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Footpath_to_St._Andrews%2C_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1060662.jpg/330px-Footpath_to_St._Andrews%2C_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1060662.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Footpath_to_St._Andrews%2C_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1060662.jpg/440px-Footpath_to_St._Andrews%2C_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1060662.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>The footpath to the high street is known as the Kirky Steps.</figcaption></figure> <p>Montrose is represented within <a href="/wiki/Angus_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Angus Council">Angus Council</a> by the Montrose & District Ward, from which four councillors are elected. The members elected from this ward are, as of 2022: Bill Duff (<a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a>), Tommy Stewart (Independent), Kenny Braes (Scottish National Party) and Iain Gall (<a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The town is part of the <a href="/wiki/Angus_and_Perthshire_Glens_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Angus and Perthshire Glens (UK Parliament constituency)">Angus and Perthshire Glens constituency</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Parliament of the United Kingdom</a> which returns a Member of Parliament (MP) to the <a href="/wiki/British_House_of_Commons" class="mw-redirect" title="British House of Commons">House of Commons</a>, at <a href="/wiki/Palace_of_Westminster" title="Palace of Westminster">Westminster</a>. The constituency's MP is <a href="/wiki/Dave_Doogan" title="Dave Doogan">Dave Doogan</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> who has been the MP since 2019. </p><p>Montrose is also part of the <a href="/wiki/Angus_North_and_Mearns_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Angus North and Mearns (Scottish Parliament constituency)">Angus North and Mearns constituency</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a> that elects a single MSP and also part of the <a href="/wiki/North_East_Scotland_(Scottish_Parliament_electoral_region)" title="North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)">North East Scotland electoral region</a> which elects seven additional Members of the Scottish Parliament. The constituency's MSP is currently <a href="/wiki/Mairi_Gougeon" title="Mairi Gougeon">Mairi Gougeon</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> who was first elected in 2016 as Mairi Evans. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography_and_natural_features">Geography and natural features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Geography and natural features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bridge_of_Dun_from_the_riverbank_-_geograph.org.uk_-_959361.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Bridge_of_Dun_from_the_riverbank_-_geograph.org.uk_-_959361.jpg/220px-Bridge_of_Dun_from_the_riverbank_-_geograph.org.uk_-_959361.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Bridge_of_Dun_from_the_riverbank_-_geograph.org.uk_-_959361.jpg/330px-Bridge_of_Dun_from_the_riverbank_-_geograph.org.uk_-_959361.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Bridge_of_Dun_from_the_riverbank_-_geograph.org.uk_-_959361.jpg/440px-Bridge_of_Dun_from_the_riverbank_-_geograph.org.uk_-_959361.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="405" /></a><figcaption>The Bridge of Dun near Montrose is surrounded by scenic greenery and secluded spots.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:View_of_a_northbound_train_passing_over_Rossie_Island_Viaduct,_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1211158.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/View_of_a_northbound_train_passing_over_Rossie_Island_Viaduct%2C_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1211158.jpg/220px-View_of_a_northbound_train_passing_over_Rossie_Island_Viaduct%2C_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1211158.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/View_of_a_northbound_train_passing_over_Rossie_Island_Viaduct%2C_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1211158.jpg/330px-View_of_a_northbound_train_passing_over_Rossie_Island_Viaduct%2C_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1211158.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/View_of_a_northbound_train_passing_over_Rossie_Island_Viaduct%2C_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1211158.jpg/440px-View_of_a_northbound_train_passing_over_Rossie_Island_Viaduct%2C_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1211158.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="427" /></a><figcaption>View towards Montrose from <a href="/wiki/Ferryden" title="Ferryden">Ferryden</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Montrose occupies a position on the North Bank of <a href="/wiki/Montrose_Basin" title="Montrose Basin">Montrose Basin</a> at the mouth of the <a href="/wiki/River_South_Esk" title="River South Esk">River South Esk</a> on the East Coast of Scotland, 11 miles (18 km) <a href="/wiki/Boxing_the_compass" class="mw-redirect" title="Boxing the compass">NNE</a> of <a href="/wiki/Arbroath" title="Arbroath">Arbroath</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-OS_explorer_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OS_explorer-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 19 miles (31 km) <a href="/wiki/Boxing_the_compass" class="mw-redirect" title="Boxing the compass">SW</a> of <a href="/wiki/Stonehaven" title="Stonehaven">Stonehaven</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-OS_explorer_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OS_explorer-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 7.2 miles (12 km) <a href="/wiki/Boxing_the_compass" class="mw-redirect" title="Boxing the compass">ESE</a> of <a href="/wiki/Brechin" title="Brechin">Brechin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OS_explorer_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OS_explorer-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town lies 62.2 miles (100 km) <a href="/wiki/Boxing_the_compass" class="mw-redirect" title="Boxing the compass">NNE</a> of <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 373.2 miles (601 km) <a href="/wiki/Boxing_the_compass" class="mw-redirect" title="Boxing the compass">NNW</a> of <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The built-up area occupies a roughly rectangular shape 2 miles (3 km) long by 0.75 miles (1 km) wide, aligned in a north–south orientation. The land is relatively flat, rising gradually to around 15m <a href="/wiki/Elevation" title="Elevation">elevation</a> to the North of the town.<sup id="cite_ref-OS_explorer_30-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OS_explorer-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The expanse of the town extends to the villages on its fringes; <a href="/wiki/Hillside,_Angus" title="Hillside, Angus">Hillside</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ferryden" title="Ferryden">Ferryden</a>. It lies close to the <a href="/wiki/Hamlet_(place)" title="Hamlet (place)">hamlets</a> of <a href="/wiki/Lunan,_Angus" title="Lunan, Angus">Lunan</a> and <a href="/wiki/St_Cyrus" title="St Cyrus">St Cyrus</a>. The rural location ensures that the air quality is good, with low levels of <a href="/wiki/Nitrogen_dioxide" title="Nitrogen dioxide">nitrogen dioxide</a> and <a href="/wiki/PM10" class="mw-redirect" title="PM10">PM10</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Montrose_Basin">Montrose Basin</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Montrose Basin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Montrose_Basin.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Montrose_Basin.jpg/220px-Montrose_Basin.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Montrose_Basin.jpg/330px-Montrose_Basin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Montrose_Basin.jpg/440px-Montrose_Basin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2067" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Montrose Basin</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Montrose_Basin" title="Montrose Basin">Montrose Basin</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Montrose_Basin" title="Montrose Basin">Montrose Basin</a> is a shallow estuary approximately three miles in diameter.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is situated where the <a href="/wiki/River_South_Esk" title="River South Esk">River South Esk</a> meets the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a>. During the 16th century, local landowners desiring more arable land considered reducing its size, but their plans were never carried out.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1981 the <a href="/wiki/Montrose_Basin" title="Montrose Basin">Montrose Basin</a> Nature Reserve was created.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Wildlife_Trust" title="Scottish Wildlife Trust">Scottish Wildlife Trust</a> operates a modern, purpose-built wildlife centre at Rossie Braes, which offers good telescopic and televisual views of the area, and of the thousands of <a href="/wiki/Migratory_bird" class="mw-redirect" title="Migratory bird">migratory birds</a> which pass through the area in all seasons. </p><p>In summer one might see the <a href="/wiki/Osprey" title="Osprey">osprey</a> which hunts along the length of the Basin, or a <a href="/wiki/Common_kingfisher" title="Common kingfisher">kingfisher</a> flitting past. The artificial <a href="/wiki/Sand_martin" title="Sand martin">sand martin</a> bank is a hive of activity all spring and early summer. One can watch the <a href="/wiki/Eurasian_blue_tit" title="Eurasian blue tit">blue tits</a> and <a href="/wiki/Barn_swallow" title="Barn swallow">barn swallows</a> inside their nests, and take in the panoramic vista of the rolling <a href="/wiki/Angus,_Scotland" title="Angus, Scotland">Angus</a> countryside and hills. </p><p>In October and November there are 38,000 birds using the basin.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In winter, 20,000 <a href="/wiki/Pink-footed_goose" title="Pink-footed goose">pink-footed geese</a> take up residence on the mudflats, feeding in the nearby fields by day, and returning to the safety of the Basin in the evening. The haunting fluting of their calls is beloved of local people, for whom the sound marks the turning of the seasons. The many feeders attract brightly coloured field and garden birds and the occasional woodpecker. </p><p>In recent years research published by <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Natural_Heritage" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Natural Heritage">Scottish Natural Heritage</a> claimed that the population of <a href="/wiki/Greylag_geese" class="mw-redirect" title="Greylag geese">greylag geese</a> has fallen as a result of <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Montrose_Beach">Montrose Beach</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Montrose Beach"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Montrosebeach.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Montrosebeach.jpg/220px-Montrosebeach.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Montrosebeach.jpg/330px-Montrosebeach.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Montrosebeach.jpg/440px-Montrosebeach.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="412" /></a><figcaption>Montrose Beach</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dunes_at_Kinnaber_nr_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_117135.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Dunes_at_Kinnaber_nr_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_117135.jpg/220px-Dunes_at_Kinnaber_nr_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_117135.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Dunes_at_Kinnaber_nr_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_117135.jpg/330px-Dunes_at_Kinnaber_nr_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_117135.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Dunes_at_Kinnaber_nr_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_117135.jpg/440px-Dunes_at_Kinnaber_nr_Montrose_-_geograph.org.uk_-_117135.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="427" /></a><figcaption>Dunes at Kinnaber, Montrose</figcaption></figure> <p>The 3-mile-long (4.8 km) sandy beach has been awarded a <a href="/wiki/Blue_Flag_beach" title="Blue Flag beach">Blue Flag</a> for its eco credentials.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The surrounding Traill Pavilion and Seafront Splash! facilities with an arcade, a playground, a café and an ice-cream stall is popular amongst locals and visitors alike. North of the town the <a href="/wiki/River_North_Esk" class="mw-redirect" title="River North Esk">River North Esk</a> enters the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> across the beach. </p><p>The historically observed average rates of erosion of the beach is between 2.8–7.0 metres (9–23 ft) per year, which has been linked to <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian-20240803_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-20240803-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Save our Sands Campaign (SOS) was set up on 26 March 2009<sup id="cite_ref-Dowie_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dowie-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to raise awareness amidst concerns over the erosion of Montrose beach, caused by the "one million tonnes of sand, swept by the tide into the harbour...removed from the local area over the past 25 years".<sup id="cite_ref-dowie1_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dowie1-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2006 150,000 tonnes was shipped to <a href="/wiki/Aberdeen" title="Aberdeen">Aberdeen</a> to fortify its dwindling beach. This was met with opposition from Montrose Golf Links who believed that the golf course built on top of the dunes, as one of the oldest in the world, should be protected.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sand dunes are becoming unstable due to increasing tides which has forced the Montrose Golf Links to consider moving elements of the golf course more inland. A major scheme of engineered coastal protection was discouraged by <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Natural_Heritage" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Natural Heritage">Scottish Natural Heritage</a> on the grounds that it would be unsustainable and could impact a protected coastal site at <a href="/wiki/St_Cyrus" title="St Cyrus">St Cyrus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A film made by local broadcaster Anthony Baxter in January 2009 highlighted the issue and was designed to attract attention for urgent action and put pressure on local politicians. The group are concerned that <a href="/wiki/Angus_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Angus Council">Angus Council</a> are not acting efficiently to halt the effects of erosion and believe a full study should be carried out. The film won the best short film category in the BFFS Community Cinema Festival in 2009. Since 2009 a team from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Dundee" title="University of Dundee">University of Dundee</a> has begun assessing the coastline around Montrose in a two-year study to decide the best way of managing <a href="/wiki/Coastal_erosion" title="Coastal erosion">coastal erosion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-dowie1_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dowie1-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film titled "SOS Montrose Dredging" has been posted on <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2023, during <a href="/wiki/Storm_Babet" title="Storm Babet">Storm Babet</a>, the beach eroded by three metres, leading to the promenade walkway collapsing.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian-20240803_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-20240803-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demography">Demography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Demography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/UK_census_2001" class="mw-redirect" title="UK census 2001">2001 census</a> gave Montrose's total resident population as 10,845. This makes it the third largest town in <a href="/wiki/Angus,_Scotland" title="Angus, Scotland">Angus</a>, after <a href="/wiki/Arbroath" title="Arbroath">Arbroath</a> (22,785) and <a href="/wiki/Forfar" title="Forfar">Forfar</a> (14,048) with <a href="/wiki/Carnoustie" title="Carnoustie">Carnoustie</a> in fourth place (10,561).<sup id="cite_ref-2001cens_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2001cens-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> the population of Montrose has increased. The presence of Dundee families in Montrose during wartime persuaded a number to settle there.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes_Inglis_2009_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes_Inglis_2009-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This altered the demographics of the town and led to the building of <a href="/wiki/Housing_estate" title="Housing estate">housing estates</a> in the 1960s. A number of people from the Polish community who had served with the British forces at RAF Montrose also settled. </p><p>The increase in the elderly population is reflected in the profusion of nursing and residential homes and in recent plans to extend provision for <a href="/wiki/Sheltered_housing" title="Sheltered housing">sheltered housing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Data published by Scottish <a href="/wiki/Neighbourhood_Statistics" class="mw-redirect" title="Neighbourhood Statistics">Neighbourhood Statistics</a> in 2008 records the population of Montrose & District as 15,013, which is around 18% of the population of <a href="/wiki/Angus,_Scotland" title="Angus, Scotland">Angus</a> as a whole. Of this total 17.6% are children, 60% are of working age and 22% are pensioners. Around 12% of those who live in the town are unemployed and 14.1% of households are ‘income deprived’.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="center"> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; width:70%; border:0; text-align:center; line-height:120%;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="12" style="text-align:center;"><b>Historic population of Montrose, Angus</b><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#9cc; color:navy; height:17px;">Year </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1801 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1811 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1821 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1831 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1841 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1851 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1861 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1871 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1881 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1891 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1901 </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#9cc; color:navy; height:17px;">Population </th> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">7,975 </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">8,955 </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">10,338 </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">12,055 </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">13,402 </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">14,328 </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">14,563 </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">14,548 </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">14,973 </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">12,883 </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">12,427 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#9cc; color:navy; height:17px;">Year </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1911 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1921 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1931 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1941 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1951 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1961 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1971 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1981 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">1991 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">2001 </th> <th style="background:#fff; color:navy;">2011 </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#9cc; color:navy; height:17px;">Population </th> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">10,974 </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">10,979 </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">10,196 </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;"><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">10,762 </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">- </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">10,063 </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">11,214 </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">11,467 </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">10,845 </td> <td style="background:#fff; color:black;">11,955 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="12" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;"> <p>Census: 1801–2001<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Montrose_Settlement_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Montrose_Settlement-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Montrose_Academy_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1310711.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Montrose_Academy_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1310711.jpg/220px-Montrose_Academy_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1310711.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Montrose_Academy_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1310711.jpg/330px-Montrose_Academy_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1310711.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Montrose_Academy_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1310711.jpg/440px-Montrose_Academy_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1310711.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="384" /></a><figcaption>Montrose Academy</figcaption></figure> <p>Schools include six primary schools - Lochside, Ferryden, Southesk, Rosemount, Borrowfield and St Margaret’s - and one secondary school, <a href="/wiki/Montrose_Academy" title="Montrose Academy">Montrose Academy</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Glaxosmithkline.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Glaxosmithkline.jpg/220px-Glaxosmithkline.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Glaxosmithkline.jpg/330px-Glaxosmithkline.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Glaxosmithkline.jpg/440px-Glaxosmithkline.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="427" /></a><figcaption>Glaxo Montrose</figcaption></figure> <p>The economy of the town has been expanding since the end of the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>. <a href="/wiki/GlaxoSmithKline" class="mw-redirect" title="GlaxoSmithKline">GlaxoSmithKline</a> has been a major source of jobs since the 1950s.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other significant employers include <a href="/wiki/Tesco" title="Tesco">Tesco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cooperative_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Cooperative Group">Cooperative Group</a>, <a href="/wiki/Petrofac" title="Petrofac">Petrofac</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Oilwell_Varco" class="mw-redirect" title="National Oilwell Varco">National Oilwell Varco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baker_Hughes" title="Baker Hughes">Baker Hughes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Argos_(retailer)" title="Argos (retailer)">Argos</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Lochside_Distillery" class="mw-redirect" title="Lochside Distillery">Lochside Distillery</a>, located on Brechin Road north of the town centre, was closed down in the 1990s and the buildings demolished in 2005 after a fire. In 2009 <a href="/wiki/Sainsbury%27s" title="Sainsbury's">Sainsbury's</a> announced plans to build a new superstore on the edge of the town which was to provide work for an estimated 200 people. Construction of the new Sainsburys store was approved by Angus Council in August 2011 and spokespersons from Sainsburys believed at the time that the store would open in less than a year, unfortunately Sainsburys cancelled these plans and 4 commercial units were built on the site in 2018. BT initially upgraded the local telephone exchange to grant the town access to super fast fiberoptic broadband services one of only three towns to be chosen in Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The average price of housing in the town is between £106,054 and £131,539,<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a rise on the 1998 average between £42,640 and £51,200.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tourism">Tourism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 2002 there has been a focus on attracting new visitors to the town with the foundation of the Montrose Town Partnership, the aim of which is to "encourage representatives of the public, private and community sector to act together to develop the economic potential of Montrose to address the needs of local people and visitors alike".<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Membership includes The Montrose Society, Montrose Heritage Trust, Montrose Community Council, Montrose Golf Links Ltd, MERPRO Leisure, Montrose Business and Retailers Association, <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Wildlife_Trust" title="Scottish Wildlife Trust">Scottish Wildlife Trust</a>, <a href="/wiki/Angus_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Angus Council">Angus Council</a>, Ferryden & Craig and Hillside, Dun and Logie Pert community councils.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2002 they have produced a number of promotional leaflets and have established a weekly Saturday market in the town centre.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2002 plans were unveiled to renovate the Mid Links.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The project was completed in 2003 at the total cost of £1.8million with £1.2million granted by the <a href="/wiki/Heritage_Lottery_Fund" class="mw-redirect" title="Heritage Lottery Fund">Heritage Lottery Fund</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Plaques have been incorporated to inform visitors of the historical heritage of the town's buildings. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bridges_over_the_North_Esk_near_Kinnaber_-_geograph.org.uk_-_512146.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Bridges_over_the_North_Esk_near_Kinnaber_-_geograph.org.uk_-_512146.jpg/220px-Bridges_over_the_North_Esk_near_Kinnaber_-_geograph.org.uk_-_512146.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Bridges_over_the_North_Esk_near_Kinnaber_-_geograph.org.uk_-_512146.jpg/330px-Bridges_over_the_North_Esk_near_Kinnaber_-_geograph.org.uk_-_512146.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Bridges_over_the_North_Esk_near_Kinnaber_-_geograph.org.uk_-_512146.jpg/440px-Bridges_over_the_North_Esk_near_Kinnaber_-_geograph.org.uk_-_512146.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>The bridge over the <a href="/wiki/River_North_Esk" class="mw-redirect" title="River North Esk">North Esk</a> north of Montrose marks the border between Angus and <a href="/wiki/Aberdeenshire" title="Aberdeenshire">Aberdeenshire</a>.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Montrose_Library_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1061740.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Montrose_Library_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1061740.jpg/220px-Montrose_Library_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1061740.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="183" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Montrose_Library_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1061740.jpg/330px-Montrose_Library_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1061740.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Montrose_Library_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1061740.jpg/440px-Montrose_Library_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1061740.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="531" /></a><figcaption>Montrose Library</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cultural_history">Cultural history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Cultural history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Montrose_Museum.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Montrose_Museum.JPG/220px-Montrose_Museum.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Montrose_Museum.JPG/330px-Montrose_Museum.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Montrose_Museum.JPG/440px-Montrose_Museum.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3536" data-file-height="2464" /></a><figcaption>Montrose Museum</figcaption></figure> <p>Montrose is regarded as the <a href="/wiki/Culture" title="Culture">culture</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sculpture" title="Sculpture">sculpture</a> capital of <a href="/wiki/Angus,_Scotland" title="Angus, Scotland">Angus</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with over 20 statues of note scattered around the town. They are a mix of modern and classical works, with many by the local sculptor, William Lamb ARSA, an artist of exceptional talent. From the 1920s to 1940s local architect George Fairweather's studio provided a forum for lively debate by an artistic community that included Hugh MacDiarmid, Edwin Muir, William Lamb, Helen Cruickshank and Fionn MacColla. The local weekly newspaper, the <i><a href="/wiki/Montrose_Review" title="Montrose Review">Montrose Review</a></i>, was edited by MacDiarmid. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music">Music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 2008 Montrose has hosted the <a href="/wiki/Montrose_Music_Festival" title="Montrose Music Festival">Montrose Music Festival</a>, or Mo Fest as it has affectionately become known, which takes place each year at the end of May. It has grown in size and stature each year to become Scotland's biggest free live music festival with over 200 free gigs over the three days in more than 26 venues across the town, including an open-air stage on Montrose's historic high street with the dominating Montrose Steeple behind the stage, which draws crowds of all ages from all over the country. </p><p>In 2014 the MoFest team took a leap and hosted a gig on Montrose East Links for 5000 revellers on the Friday night. The 7th annual festival kicked off with rock legends Status Quo playing to the sell-out crowd. Other notable headliners have included <a href="/wiki/Average_White_Band" title="Average White Band">Average White Band</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deacon_Blue" title="Deacon Blue">Deacon Blue</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Proclaimers" title="The Proclaimers">The Proclaimers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ocean_Colour_Scene" title="Ocean Colour Scene">Ocean Colour Scene</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toploader" title="Toploader">Toploader</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddi_Reader" title="Eddi Reader">Eddi Reader</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Adams" title="Bryan Adams">Bryan Adams</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Beach_Boys" title="The Beach Boys">The Beach Boys</a> & <a href="/wiki/Madness_(band)" title="Madness (band)">Madness</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Montrose Playhouse is a community-led cinema and arts venue, which opened in 2021. Originally a historic swimming pool, the building has been transformed into a multi-purpose space that hosts film screenings, live performances and educational events. With the closing of the Belmont in Aberdeen it has now established itself as a leading cultural hub in the region, especially for independent cinema.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sport">Sport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Montrose is also a qualifying course for <a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a>. Past events hosted on the Montrose Links include: </p> <ul><li>Scottish Professional Championship, 1909, 1967, 1970</li> <li>Scottish Amateur Championship, 1905, 1913, 1919, 1926 and 1925</li> <li>British Boys Championship, 1991; Scottish Universities Championship</li> <li>Final Qualifying for The Open, 1999 and 2007.</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Links_Park" title="Links Park">Links Park</a> is home to three <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> teams: </p> <ul><li>A senior side, <a href="/wiki/Montrose_F.C." title="Montrose F.C.">Montrose F.C.</a>, who are members of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_League" title="Scottish Football League">Scottish Football League</a> and currently play in <a href="/wiki/Scottish_League_One" title="Scottish League One">League One</a>.</li> <li>A <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Junior_Football_Association" title="Scottish Junior Football Association">junior</a> side, <a href="/wiki/Montrose_Roselea_F.C." title="Montrose Roselea F.C.">Montrose Roselea F.C.</a>, who play in the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_football_league_system" title="Scottish football league system">sixth tier</a> of Scottish football.</li> <li>A <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_association_football" title="Women's association football">women's</a> side, <a href="/wiki/Montrose_W.F.C." title="Montrose W.F.C.">Montrose W.F.C.</a>, who play in the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Women%27s_Premier_League" title="Scottish Women's Premier League">Scottish Women's Premier League</a>.</li></ul> <p>Other sports associations include the Montrose Cricket Club, Montrose Tennis Club, Montrose & District SEALS Swimming Club, Montrose & District Athletics, Montrose and District <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> club, Montrose Sailing Club and several bowls clubs which are part of the Montrose & District Bowling Club Association. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Helen_Matthews" title="Helen Matthews">Helen Matthews</a> was a suffragette and women's footballer was born in Montrose. She created the first-ever women's football team. This team beat England 3–1 in their second match in May 1881. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Television signals are received from either the <a href="/wiki/Durris_transmitting_station" title="Durris transmitting station">Durris</a><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or <a href="/wiki/Angus_transmitting_station" title="Angus transmitting station">Angus</a> TV transmitters.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The radio stations that cover the area are <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Scotland" title="BBC Radio Scotland">BBC Radio Scotland</a> which broadcast from the local opt in <a href="/wiki/Dundee" title="Dundee">Dundee</a> on 92.7 FM and Radio North Angus also broadcast on 87.7 FM.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Local newspapers are <i><a href="/wiki/Montrose_Review" title="Montrose Review">Montrose Review</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Courier_(Dundee)" title="The Courier (Dundee)">The Courier</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religious_sites">Religious sites</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Religious sites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Christian_groups">Christian groups</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Christian groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are many churches in Montrose. Three belong to the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Scotland" title="Church of Scotland">Church of Scotland</a>: Montrose Old and St Andrew's ('Auld Kirk'), Montrose: South and Ferryden, Dun and Hillside Church. There is one <a href="/wiki/United_Free_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="United Free Church">United Free Church</a>: Knox Church. Grace Church Montrose is a new church plant belonging to the <a href="/wiki/Free_Church_of_Scotland_(post_1900)" class="mw-redirect" title="Free Church of Scotland (post 1900)">Free Church of Scotland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the Links, there is an <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Episcopal_Church" title="Scottish Episcopal Church">Episcopal Church</a> (St Mary's and St Peter's);<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/United_Reformed_Church" title="United Reformed Church">United Reformed Church</a> and <a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Methodist Church">Methodist Church</a> are nearby. A <a href="/wiki/Quaker" class="mw-redirect" title="Quaker">Quaker</a> group meets in the town. The <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic</a> community is served by St Margaret's Roman Catholic Church. There is also a <a href="/wiki/Baptist_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist Church">Baptist Church</a> situated in Borrowfield. </p><p>The most prominent church is the <a href="/wiki/Old_and_St_Andrew%27s_Church,_Montrose" class="mw-redirect" title="Old and St Andrew's Church, Montrose">Old and St Andrew's Church, Montrose</a>. Reverend Dr Charles Nisbet who became minister in 1764 described it as a church which "embraced much cultivation and intelligence".<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_groups">Other groups</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Other groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Borrowfield there is a <a href="/wiki/LDS_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="LDS Church">LDS Church</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Hall" title="Kingdom Hall">Kingdom Hall</a> of <a href="/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses" title="Jehovah's Witnesses">Jehovah's Witnesses</a> lies on the edge of the town. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The town is served by <a href="/wiki/Montrose_railway_station" title="Montrose railway station">Montrose railway station</a>, which is a stop on the <a href="/wiki/Dundee%E2%80%93Aberdeen_line" title="Dundee–Aberdeen line">Dundee–Aberdeen line</a>. Services to <a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_railway_station" title="Aberdeen railway station">Aberdeen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Queen_Street_railway_station" title="Glasgow Queen Street railway station">Glasgow Queen Street</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Waverley_railway_station" title="Edinburgh Waverley railway station">Edinburgh Waverley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dundee_railway_station" title="Dundee railway station">Dundee</a> and <a href="/wiki/Perth_railway_station_(Scotland)" title="Perth railway station (Scotland)">Perth</a> are operated by <a href="/wiki/ScotRail" title="ScotRail">ScotRail</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> some <a href="/wiki/London_North_Eastern_Railway" title="London North Eastern Railway">London North Eastern Railway</a> services to Aberdeen, <a href="/wiki/Leeds_railway_station" title="Leeds railway station">Leeds</a> and <a href="/wiki/London_King%27s_Cross_railway_station" title="London King's Cross railway station">London King's Cross</a> stop here.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Local bus services are operated predominantly by <a href="/wiki/Stagecoach_East_Scotland" title="Stagecoach East Scotland">Stagecoach East Scotland</a>. Key routes connect the town with Arbroath, Brechin and Dundee; the <a href="/wiki/X7_Coastrider" title="X7 Coastrider">X7 Coastrider</a> bus route between Aberdeen and Perth runs through the town.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Public_services">Public services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Public services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Montrose and the surrounding area is supplied with water by <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Water" title="Scottish Water">Scottish Water</a> from the Lintrathen and <a href="/wiki/Backwater_Reservoir" title="Backwater Reservoir">Backwater</a> reservoirs in <a href="/wiki/River_Isla,_Perthshire" title="River Isla, Perthshire">Glen Isla</a>. Electricity distribution is by <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Hydro_Electric" title="Scottish Hydro Electric">Scottish Hydro Electric plc</a>, part of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_and_Southern_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish and Southern Energy">Scottish and Southern Energy</a> group. </p><p>Waste management is handled by <a href="/wiki/Angus_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Angus Council">Angus Council</a>. There is a kerbside <a href="/wiki/Recycling" title="Recycling">recycling</a> scheme that has been in operation since March 2005. Cans, glass, paper and plastic bottles are collected on a weekly basis. <a href="/wiki/Composting" class="mw-redirect" title="Composting">Compostable material</a> and non-recyclable material are collected on alternate weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-kerbside_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kerbside-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Roughly two-thirds of non-recyclable material is sent to <a href="/wiki/Landfill" title="Landfill">landfill</a> at Angus Council's site at Lochhead, Forfar and the remainder sent for <a href="/wiki/Incineration" title="Incineration">incineration</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Energy_recovery" title="Energy recovery">energy recovery</a>) outside the council area.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A recycling centre is located at Broomfield Road. Items accepted include, steel and aluminium cans, cardboard, paper, electrical equipment, engine oil, fridges and freezers, garden waste, gas bottles, glass, liquid food and drinks cartons, plastic bottles, plastic carrier bags, rubble, scrap metal, shoes and handbags, spectacles, textiles, tin foil, wood and yellow pages. Angus council publishes details of where and how each product is processed.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are also glass banks at Tesco in Western Road and Scotmid in New Wynd, as well as a neighbourhood recycling point at Wharf Street.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Angus Council area had a recycling rate of 34.7% in 2007/08.<sup id="cite_ref-kerbside_74-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kerbside-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Health_care" title="Health care">Healthcare</a> is supplied in the area by <a href="/wiki/NHS_Tayside" title="NHS Tayside">NHS Tayside</a>. The nearest hospital with accident and emergency departments is <a href="/wiki/Ninewells_Hospital" title="Ninewells Hospital">Ninewells Hospital</a>, Dundee. Primary Health Care in Montrose is supplied by Castlegait Surgery, Townhead Practice and Annatbank Practice which are based at the Links Health Centre. Montrose along with the rest of Scotland is served by the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Ambulance_Service" title="Scottish Ambulance Service">Scottish Ambulance Service</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Montrose_Royal_Infirmary" title="Montrose Royal Infirmary">Montrose Royal Infirmary</a>, which had served as a community hospital, closed in April 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Law enforcement is provided by <a href="/wiki/Police_Scotland" title="Police Scotland">Police Scotland</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Montrose is served by <a href="/wiki/Tayside_Fire_and_Rescue_Service" title="Tayside Fire and Rescue Service">Tayside Fire and Rescue Service</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Baxter_(filmmaker)" title="Anthony Baxter (filmmaker)">Anthony Baxter</a> (born 1982), a documentary director and producer known for <i>Eye of the Storm</i>, <i>Flint: Who Can You Trust?</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/You%27ve_Been_Trumped" title="You've Been Trumped">You've Been Trumped</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/A_Dangerous_Game_(2014_film)" title="A Dangerous Game (2014 film)">A Dangerous Game</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Copland" title="Ernie Copland">Ernie Copland</a> (1924–1971), <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">footballer</a> who played for <a href="/wiki/Arbroath_F.C." title="Arbroath F.C.">Arbroath</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dundee_F.C." title="Dundee F.C.">Dundee</a> and <a href="/wiki/Raith_Rovers_F.C." title="Raith Rovers F.C.">Raith Rovers</a>. He was selected for <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team" title="Scotland national football team">Scotland's</a> <a href="/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1954 FIFA World Cup">1954 FIFA World Cup</a> squad, but did not travel to the finals and never actually played for the national side.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Brown_(Scottish_botanist_from_Montrose)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Brown (Scottish botanist from Montrose)">Robert Brown</a> (1773–1858), <a href="/wiki/Botanist" class="mw-redirect" title="Botanist">botanist</a>, who discovered <a href="/wiki/Brownian_motion" title="Brownian motion">Brownian motion</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Brown_(Scottish_clergyman)" title="James Brown (Scottish clergyman)">James Brown</a> (1734–1791), clergyman of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Held allegiance to the House of Stuart before and after 1788. Jacobite. Father of <a href="/wiki/Botanist" class="mw-redirect" title="Botanist">botanist</a> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Brown_(Scottish_botanist_from_Montrose)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Brown (Scottish botanist from Montrose)">Robert Brown</a>, above.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Allan_(locomotive_engineer)" title="Alexander Allan (locomotive engineer)">Alexander Allan</a> (1809–1891), locomotive engineer. Invented the <a href="/wiki/Balanced_slide_valve" class="mw-redirect" title="Balanced slide valve">balanced slide valve</a>, & the straight-link valve gear.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Baird_(artist)" title="Edward Baird (artist)">Edward Baird</a> (1904–1949), artist.</li> <li>Captain Sir <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Burnes" title="Alexander Burnes">Alexander Burnes</a> (1805–1841), explorer.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Burgess_(footballer)" title="Charles Burgess (footballer)">Charles Burgess</a> (1873–1961), professional golfer and footballer.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Carnegie_(entrepreneur)" title="David Carnegie (entrepreneur)">David Carnegie</a> (1772–1837), entrepreneur & banker. Founded <a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Investment_Bank" title="Carnegie Investment Bank">Carnegie Investment Bank</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Paul_Chalmers" title="George Paul Chalmers">George Paul Chalmers</a> (1833–1878), landscape, seascape, portrait and interior painter.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Cruickshank" title="Helen Cruickshank">Helen Cruickshank</a> (1886–1975), poet.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Renny-Tailyour" title="Henry Renny-Tailyour">Henry Renny-Tailyour</a> (1849–1920), sportsman representing Scotland in some of the earliest international football and rugby union matches. Born in India, he spent his childhood on the family estate at Newmanswalls.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Duncan_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Malcolm Duncan (musician)">Malcolm Duncan</a> (1945–2019), tenor saxophonist and founding member of the <a href="/wiki/Average_White_Band" title="Average White Band">Average White Band</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Forsyth,_Baron_Forsyth_of_Drumlean" title="Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean">Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean</a> (born 1954), a British financier and <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> politician, who was the <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">Member of Parliament</a> (MP) for <a href="/wiki/Stirling_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Stirling (UK Parliament constituency)">Stirling</a> from 1983 to 1997 and served in the <a href="/wiki/Second_Major_ministry" title="Second Major ministry">cabinet</a> of <a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">John Major</a> as <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a> from 1995 to 1997.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Graham,_1st_Marquis_of_Montrose" class="mw-redirect" title="James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose">James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose</a> (1612–1650), poet, soldier, lord lieutenant and later viceroy and captain general of Scotland.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Hume" title="Joseph Hume">Joseph Hume</a> (1777–1855), doctor and politician.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allan_Octavian_Hume" title="Allan Octavian Hume">Allan Octavian Hume</a> (1829–1912), a political reformer, <a href="/wiki/Ornithologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Ornithologist">ornithologist</a> and <a href="/wiki/Botanist" class="mw-redirect" title="Botanist">botanist</a> who worked in <a href="/wiki/British_India" class="mw-redirect" title="British India">British India</a>. He has been called "the Father of Indian Ornithology".</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Lamb_(artist)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Lamb (artist)">William Lamb</a> (1893–1951), sculptor and artist.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violet_Jacob" title="Violet Jacob">Violet Jacob</a> (1863–1946), writer & poet, known especially for her historical novel <i>Flemington</i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Erskine,_Lord_Dun" title="David Erskine, Lord Dun">David Erskine, Lord Dun</a> (1670–1758), 13th Laird of Dun, advocate, judge and commissioner to the Scottish parliament. Commissioned <a href="/wiki/William_Adam_(architect)" title="William Adam (architect)">William Adam</a> to build the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Dun" title="House of Dun">House of Dun</a>. Opposed the Union.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Erskine_of_Dun" title="John Erskine of Dun">John Erskine of Dun</a> (1509–1591), Laird of Dun, Scottish religious reformer.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ewen" title="John Ewen">John Ewen</a> (1741–1821), songwriter.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Grove-White" title="Sam Grove-White">Sam Grove-White</a> (born 1992), a professional <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> referee who represents the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">Scottish Rugby Union</a> and has officiated in the Japanese <a href="/wiki/Top_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Top League">Top League</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Rugby_Championship" title="United Rugby Championship">URC</a>, <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Sevens_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="World Rugby Sevens Series">World Rugby Sevens Series</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Games" title="Commonwealth Games">Commonwealth Games</a> and at the <a href="/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics" title="2020 Summer Olympics">2020 Summer Olympics</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Luckie" title="David Luckie">David Luckie</a> (1827–1909), journalist and politician<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fionn_MacColla" title="Fionn MacColla">Fionn MacColla</a> (1906–1975), novelist closely connected to the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Renaissance" title="Scottish Renaissance">Scottish Renaissance</a>. Founding member of the National Party of Scotland in 1928.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_MacDiarmid" title="Hugh MacDiarmid">Hugh MacDiarmid</a> (1892–1978), poet, and sometime editor and reporter of local newspaper, the <i>Montrose Review</i>. Considered a principal force in the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Renaissance" title="Scottish Renaissance">Scottish Renaissance</a>. Founding member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Party_of_Scotland" title="National Party of Scotland">National Party of Scotland</a> in 1928.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McGovern_(footballer)" title="John McGovern (footballer)">John McGovern</a> (b. 1949), football player and manager. Captained <a href="/wiki/Nottingham_Forest" class="mw-redirect" title="Nottingham Forest">Nottingham Forest</a> side that won the European Cup twice.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Melville" title="Andrew Melville">Andrew Melville</a> (1545–1622), scholar, theologian, poet and religious reformer. Participated in Knox's reformation in Scotland.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Morrison_(artist)" title="James Morrison (artist)">James Morrison</a> (1932 – 2020), artist.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willa_Muir" title="Willa Muir">Willa Muir</a> (1890–1970), feminist novelist, academic and pioneering translator into English of major works by <a href="/wiki/Franz_Kafka" title="Franz Kafka">Franz Kafka</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Barclay_Peat" title="William Barclay Peat">William Barclay Peat</a> (1852–1936), accountant, a founder of <a href="/wiki/KPMG" title="KPMG">KPMG</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hercules_Ross" title="Hercules Ross">Hercules Ross</a> (1745–1816), merchant and abolitionist.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horatio_Ross" title="Horatio Ross">Horatio Ross</a> (1801–1886), sportsman, photographer & politician. Son of <a href="/wiki/Hercules_Ross" title="Hercules Ross">Hercules Ross</a>.</li> <li>Commander <a href="/wiki/E._C._Shankland" title="E. C. Shankland">E. C. Shankland</a> (1880–1951), naval officer and harbour expert.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Smith_(footballer_born_1924)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gordon Smith (footballer born 1924)">Gordon Smith</a> (1924–2004), footballer. Only player to have won a Scottish league championship with three clubs.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Wishart" title="George Wishart">George Wishart</a> (1513–1546), Protestant reformer.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Matthews" title="Helen Matthews">Helen Matthews</a> (1857/8 – ?), <a href="/wiki/Suffragette" title="Suffragette">suffragette</a> and <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_association_football" title="Women's association football">women's footballer</a>. Created the first ever women's football team. This team beat England 3–1 in their second match ever in May 1881.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_(Nova_Scotia_politician)" title="John Taylor (Nova Scotia politician)">John Taylor</a> (1816–1881), merchant and politician in Nova Scotia.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Strachan_(Australian_politician)" title="James Strachan (Australian politician)">James Strachan</a> (1810–1875), merchant, grazier and politician in Victoria, Australia.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Clerk_of_Pennycuik" class="mw-redirect" title="John Clerk of Pennycuik">John Clerk of Pennycuik</a> (1611–1674), merchant who maintained a comprehensive archive of family papers, now held by the <a href="/wiki/National_Archives_of_Scotland" title="National Archives of Scotland">National Archives of Scotland</a> and the <a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Scotland" title="National Library of Scotland">National Library of Scotland</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Betsy_Whyte" title="Betsy Whyte">Betsy Whyte</a> (1919–1988), a Scottish traveller, singer and storyteller. Author of a two-part biography <i>Yellow on the Broom</i> and <i>Red Rowans and Wild Honey</i> detailed growing up as a traveller in rural Scotland between the First and Second World Wars. Recordings of her performances are held in the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Edinburgh" title="University of Edinburgh">University of Edinburgh</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Twin_towns">Twin towns</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Twin towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <pre>Montrose has been <a href="/wiki/Sister_city" title="Sister city">twinned</a> with <a href="/wiki/Luzarches" title="Luzarches">Luzarches</a>, France since 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </pre> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The town gives its name to the neighbourhood of <a href="/wiki/Montrose,_Houston" title="Montrose, Houston">Montrose</a> in <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>, United States.<sup id="cite_ref-Fesernotstarving_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fesernotstarving-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Walter_Scott" title="Walter Scott">Walter Scott</a>'s <a href="/wiki/A_Legend_of_Montrose" title="A Legend of Montrose">A Legend of Montrose</a> is based during the <a href="/wiki/James_Graham,_1st_Marquess_of_Montrose" title="James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose">Earl of Montrose's</a> 1644-5 military campaign in Scotland. <a href="/wiki/Montrose,_Colorado" title="Montrose, Colorado">Montrose, Colorado</a>, United States takes its name from this book. </p><p>In J.K. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table role="presentation" style="width:100%; margin:0; text-align:center;"><tbody><tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edzell" title="Edzell">Edzell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hillside,_Angus" title="Hillside, Angus">Hillside</a></td> <td><i>North Sea</i></td> </tr><tr> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="North"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Pfeil_oben.svg/14px-Pfeil_oben.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Pfeil_oben.svg/21px-Pfeil_oben.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Pfeil_oben.svg/28px-Pfeil_oben.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></td> <td></td> </tr><tr> <td style="width:33%"><a href="/wiki/Brechin" title="Brechin">Brechin</a></td> <td style="width:33%;"> <div style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span title="West"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Pfeil_links.svg/17px-Pfeil_links.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Pfeil_links.svg/25px-Pfeil_links.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Pfeil_links.svg/34px-Pfeil_links.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="500" /></span></span><b style="display:inline-block; vertical-align:middle; margin:0.75em 1em">Montrose</b><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span title="East"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Pfeil_rechts.svg/17px-Pfeil_rechts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Pfeil_rechts.svg/25px-Pfeil_rechts.svg.png 1.5x, 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 June</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Houston+Chronicle&rft.atitle=Montrose+not+for+starving+artists+anymore&rft.date=1997-03-23&rft.au=Feser%2C+Katherine&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chron.com%2Fcontent%2Fchronicle%2Fbusiness%2Fhomedata%2Fm%2Fmontr.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMontrose%2C+Angus" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Norman Keir Atkinson, <i>The Early History of Montrose</i>, (Angus Council Cultural Services, 1997) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-873752-30-X" title="Special:BookSources/1-873752-30-X">1-873752-30-X</a></li> <li>James Bowick, John Lee et al., <i>Montrose Characters: Past and Present</i>, (Montrose, 1881)</li> <li>Duncan Fraser, <i>Montrose (before 1700)</i>, (Montrose: Standard Press, 1967)</li> <li>Duncan Fraser, <i>The Smugglers</i>, (Montrose: Standard Press, 1971)</li> <li>Gordon Jackson & S.G.E. Lythe (eds), <i>The Port of Montrose</i>, (Tayport: Hutton, 1993) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-872167-51-9" title="Special:BookSources/1-872167-51-9">1-872167-51-9</a></li> <li>James G. Low, <i>Industry in Montrose</i>, (Monikie: Pitnolen Publications, 1994)</li> <li>W. A. McNeil, <i>Montrose before 1700 from original documents</i>, (Dundee: Abertay Historical Society, 1961)</li> <li>David Mitchell, <i>The History of Montrose</i>, (Montrose: Geo. Walker, 1866)</li> <li>Tom Valentine, <i>Old Montrose</i>, (Catrine: Stenlake, 1997)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montrose,_Angus&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100206064230/http://www.nls.uk/maps/towns/index.html#montrose">Old maps of Montrose (1693–1861)</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060623025501/http://www.angus.gov.uk/history/features/rbmontr.htm">History of Montrose by Angus Council</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.montrosehistory.com/">Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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title="Auchterhouse">Auchterhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balintore,_Angus" title="Balintore, Angus">Balintore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balkeerie" title="Balkeerie">Balkeerie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balmirmer" title="Balmirmer">Balmirmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry,_Angus" title="Barry, Angus">Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birkhill,_Angus" title="Birkhill, Angus">Birkhill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boddin,_Angus" title="Boddin, Angus">Boddin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowriefauld" title="Bowriefauld">Bowriefauld</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boysack" title="Boysack">Boysack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brechin" title="Brechin">Brechin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brewlands_Bridge" title="Brewlands Bridge">Brewlands Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridge_of_Craigisla" title="Bridge of Craigisla">Bridge of Craigisla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridge_of_Dun" title="Bridge of Dun">Bridge of Dun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgefoot,_Angus" title="Bridgefoot, Angus">Bridgefoot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgend_of_Lintrathen" title="Bridgend of Lintrathen">Bridgend of Lintrathen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bucklerheads" title="Bucklerheads">Bucklerheads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burnside_of_Duntrune" title="Burnside of Duntrune">Burnside of Duntrune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldhame" title="Caldhame">Caldhame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camuston" title="Camuston">Camuston †</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Careston" title="Careston">Careston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlogie" title="Carlogie">Carlogie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmyllie" title="Carmyllie">Carmyllie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castleton,_Angus" title="Castleton, Angus">Castleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleston,_Angus" title="Charleston, Angus">Charleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clayholes" title="Clayholes">Clayholes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clova,_Angus" title="Clova, Angus">Clova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colliston" title="Colliston">Colliston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cortachy" title="Cortachy">Cortachy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craichie" title="Craichie">Craichie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craigo" title="Craigo">Craigo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craigton,_Angus" title="Craigton, Angus">Craigton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglastown" title="Douglastown">Douglastown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dun,_Angus" title="Dun, Angus">Dun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunnichen" title="Dunnichen">Dunnichen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eassie" title="Eassie">Eassie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Haven,_Angus" title="East Haven, Angus">East Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edzell" title="Edzell">Edzell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elliot,_Angus" title="Elliot, Angus">Elliot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farnell,_Angus" title="Farnell, Angus">Farnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferryden" title="Ferryden">Ferryden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finavon" title="Finavon">Finavon</a></li> <li><a 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