Everything about Angus totally explained
Angus (
Aonghas in
Gaelic) is one of the 32
local government council areas of
Scotland, and a
lieutenancy area. The council area borders onto
Aberdeenshire,
Perth and Kinross and the
Dundee City. Main industries include
agriculture and
fishing.
Angus was historically a
county (known officially as
Forfarshire until 1928) until 1975 when it became a district of the
Tayside Region. In 1996 the region was abolished and Angus was established as a
unitary authority. The former county had borders with
Kincardineshire to the north-east,
county of Aberdeenshire to the north and
Perthshire to the west. Southwards, it faced
Fife across the
Firth of Tay.
Areas similar to that of the council area are covered by the
Angus Westminster constituency and
Angus Holyrood constituency.
The area can be split into three geographic areas. To the north and west, the
topography is mountainous. This is the area of the five
Angus Glens. The area is sparsely populated and the main industry is hill-farming. In the south and east, the topography consists of rolling hills bordering the sea. The area is well populated, with the larger towns and the City of Dundee on the coast. In between these two areas lies
Strathmore,
the Great Valley, a fertile agricultural area, noted for potatoes,
Angus cattle and soft fruit.
Towns and villages
Places of interest
Aberlemno Sculptured Stones (Pictish symbols)
Angus Folk Museum, Glamis
Arbroath Abbey, place of signing of the Declaration of Arbroath
Brechin Cathedral
Brechin Castle
Brechin Round Tower
Caledonian Railway (Brechin)
Cairngorms National Park
Carnlochan NNR - National Nature Reserve
Eassie Stone
Edzell Castle
Glamis Castle
House of Dun
Loch of Kinnordy Nature Reserve
The Meffem Museum and Art Gallery (Forfar)
Monboddo House
Montrose Basin Nature Reserve
Council political composition
|
Party |
Councillors |
|
Scottish National Party |
13 |
|
Independent |
6 |
|
Conservative |
5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
3 |
|
Labour |
2 |
The council is currently controlled by the Angus Alliance which composes of a coalition of Independent/Conservative/Liberal Democrat & Labour councillors. (External Link
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