historic county of Angus

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The historic county of Angus is a traditional region on the east coast of Scotland, known for its fertile farmland, coastal towns, and role in Scottish medieval history.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
historic county of Angus canonical 3
county of Angus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic county of Scotland
traditional region
bordersBodyOfWater North Sea
containsCoastalFeature Barry Links
Lunan Bay
Montrose Basin
containsHistoricSite Arbroath Abbey
Brechin Cathedral
Broughty Castle (historically associated)
linked to: Broughty Castle

Claypotts Castle
Edzell Castle
Finavon Castle (site)
linked to: Finavon Castle

Glamis Castle
Hospitalfield House
House of Dun
Inverquharity Castle
Red Castle (Lunan Bay)
linked to: Red Castle
containsMountainRange Grampian Mountains (southern slopes)
containsProtectedArea Cairngorms National Park (partly)
containsRegion Angus Glens
Strathmore
containsRiver River North Esk
River South Esk
River Tay (partly along boundary)
linked to: River Tay
containsSettlement Arbroath
Brechin
Carnoustie
Kirriemuir
Monifieth
Montrose
containsTransportRoute A90 road NERFINISHED
East Coast Main Line railway
containsValley Vale of Strathmore
linked to: Strathmore valley
country Scotland
hasCountyTown Forfar
hasHistoricCountyCode ANS
hasTraditionalIndustry arable farming
cattle rearing
fishing
hasTraditionalProduct Angus cattle
soft fruit farming
historicalName Forfarshire
historicalRegionOf Kingdom of Scotland
knownFor coastal towns
fertile farmland
role in Scottish medieval history
locatedIn east coast of Scotland
modernAdministrativeSuccessor Angus council area
partOf Lowlands of Scotland
usedNameUntil Forfarshire until 1928

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

historic county of Aberdeenshire borders historic county of Angus
Friockheim partOf county of Angus
linked to: historic county of Angus
Montrose partOf historic county of Angus
subject linked to: town of Montrose
village of Lunan locatedIn historic county of Angus