Coupar Angus
Coupar Angus
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 Coupar Angus's clock tower | |
  Coupar Angus Location withinPerth and Kinross | |
| Population | 2,220 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NO222401 |
| •Edinburgh | 41 mi (66 km) |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BLAIRGOWRIE |
| Postcode district | PH13 |
| Dialling code | 01828 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Coupar Angus(/ˈkʊpər/;Gaelic:Cupar Aonghais)[2]is a town inPerth and Kinross,Scotland.It lies on theRiver Islain the broad and fertileValley of Strathmore,4 miles (6 kilometres) south ofBlairgowrie.TheA94 roadfromPerthtoForfarruns through the town, and it had astationon theMidland Junctionline until 1967.
The town formerly straddled the border betweenAngusandPerthshire,but it has lain wholly within Perthshire since 1891.[3]It retains the name "Coupar Angus", however, which serves to distinguish it fromCuparinFife.[4]
History
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The six-storeyTolboothwas built in 1762, funded by public subscription.[5]
In theMiddle AgestheCistercianCoupar Angus Abbeywas one ofScotland's most important monasteries, founded byMalcolm IV(1153–65) in the 1160s. Of the abbey, only architectural fragments, preserved in the 19th-century parish church (which is probably on the site of the monastic church), or built into houses and walls throughout the town, survive, along with part of one of its gatehouses.[6]
Coupar Angus Town Hallwas commissioned to celebrate theGolden Jubilee of Queen Victoriaand completed in 1887.[7]
Several Polish units were stationed in and around Coupar Angus during theSecond World War.[8]
TheScottish Foldbreed ofcatoriginated in or near Coupar Angus.[9]
Sport
[edit]Coupar Angus is home to thejuniorfootballclubCoupar Angus F.C.and also Coupar Angus Amateur Football Club.
Buses
[edit]Stagecoach East Scotlandoperate services 57/57A and 59 via Coupar Angus which go toDundee,BlairgowrieandPerth.The services each run hourly.[10]
Notable people
[edit]- William Nairne Clark(1804–1854), born locally and one of the two protagonists that fought the first recorded duel in Western Australia.[11]
- Alan Gilzean(1938-2018), locally-born formerprofessional footballerfrom the 1960s and 1970s.
- Sir Robert Gillespie Reid(1842–1908),railwaycontractor.
- James Stirton(1833-1917), locally-born physician and leading expert onmossesandlichen.
- Jock Sutherland(1889-1948), locally-born coach for thePittsburgh Steelers1946–1947.
- Major-GeneralDouglas Wimberley(1896-1983), commander of the51st (Highland) Divisionin theSecond World War.
References
[edit]- ^"Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland".National Records of Scotland.31 March 2022.Retrieved31 March2022.
- ^"Coupar Angus".Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba.Retrieved31 January2024.
- ^Shennan, Hay (1892).Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland.Edinburgh: William Green & Sons. p. 202.
- ^Mills, A. D. (2011)."Coupar Angus".A Dictionary of British Place Names.Oxford University Press.ISBN9780191739446.
- ^"Coupar Angus, Queen Street, The Steeple".Canmore.Retrieved24 July2018.
- ^"Coupar Angus".Gazetteer for Scotland.Retrieved24 July2018.
- ^Historic Environment Scotland."Town Hall Including Boundary Walls, Union Street (LB51347)".Retrieved6 July2022.
- ^POLONICA IN SCOTLAND: Coupar Angus
- ^"Scottish Fold Profile - History, Appearance & Temperament - Cat World".www.cat-world.com.au.26 February 2017.Retrieved7 July2018.
- ^"Blairgowrie Guide 2024"(PDF).stagecoachbus.com.
- ^Bolton, G.C.(1966)."Clark, William Nairne (1804–1854)".Australian Dictionary of Biography.Canberra: National Centre of Biography,Australian National University.ISBN978-0-522-84459-7.ISSN1833-7538.OCLC70677943.Retrieved2 November2018.
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