Angus: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Angus
Geography
Area: - Total - % Water	Ranked 10th 2,182 km² ? %
Admin HQ:	Forfar
:	GB-ANS
ONS code:	00QC
Demographics
Population: - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density	Ranked 18th 108,400 50 / km²
Politics
Angus Council http://www.angus.gov.uk
Control:	SNP
MPs:	Michael Weir Peter Wishart
Historic Angus

Angus is one of the historic counties and also one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. The unitary council region borders onto Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and the City of Dundee. Main industries: agriculture and fishing.

The traditional county borders Kincardineshire to the north-east, Aberdeenshire to the north, Perthshire to the west. Southwards, it faces Fife across the Firth of Tay.

Towns and villages

• Aberlemno
• Arbroath -- largest town
• Auchmithie
• Brechin
• Bridge of Craigisla
• Carmyllie
• Carnoustie
• Edzell
• Farnell
• Forfar -- County capital and administrative centre
• Friockheim
• Glamis
• Guthrie
• Inverkeilor
• Kirriemuir
• Letham
• Newbigging
• Monifieth
• Montrose
• St Vigeans

• Aberlemno Sculptured Stones (Pictish symbols)
• Angus Folk Museum, Glamis
• Arbroath Abbey, place of signing of the Declaration of Arbroath
• Caledonian Railway (Brechin)
• Carnlochan NNR - National Nature Reserve
• Edzell Castle
• Glamis Castle
• Loch of Kinnordy Nature Reserve
• Aberlemno Pictish symbol stones

United Kingdom | Scotland | Council areas of Scotland

Aberdeen | Aberdeenshire | Angus | Argyll and Bute | Clackmannanshire | Dumfries and Galloway | Dundee | East Ayrshire | East Dunbartonshire | East Lothian | East Renfrewshire | Edinburgh | Falkirk | Fife | Glasgow | Highland | Inverclyde | Midlothian | Moray | North Ayrshire | North Lanarkshire | Orkney | Perth and Kinross | Renfrewshire | Scottish Borders | Shetland | South Ayrshire | South Lanarkshire | Stirling | West Dunbartonshire | West Lothian | Western Isles

In Celtic mythology, Angus is an alternative spelling for Aengus, the legendary hero.

Angus can refer to Angus cattle.