Dun, Angus

Dun, Angus

Coordinates: 56°43′47″N 2°32′51″W / 56.729722°N 2.5475°W / 56.729722; -2.5475

Dun
Dun is located in Angus
Dun

 Dun shown within Angus
OS grid reference NO669593
Council area Angus
Lieutenancy area Angus
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Montrose
Dialling code 01674
Police Tayside
Fire Tayside
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament Angus
Scottish Parliament Angus
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Dun is a rural parish in Angus, Scotland. It contains the House of Dun, home of the Erskine family and is a stop on the Caledonian Railway. It is located on the river South Esk, east of Montrose and west of Brechin. In 1785-7 a bridge was built there across the South Esk. The writer Violet Jacob was born at the House of Dun. William Chalmers Burns, a famous Scottish evangelist was born at Dun in 1815.

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