Murroes

Coordinates: 56°30′14″N 2°52′32″W / 56.503978°N 2.875623°W / 56.503978; -2.875623

Murroes
Murroes  Murroes shown within Angus
OS grid reference	NO462350
Council area	Angus
Lieutenancy area	Angus
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DUNDEE
Postcode district	DD4
Dialling code	01382
Police	Tayside
Fire	Tayside
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Dundee East
Scottish Parliament	Angus North East Scotland
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Farmland south of Murroes, looking south in the direction of Dundee

Murroes is a village and parish in Angus, Scotland. The village lies 3 miles north of Dundee city centre.^[1] The parish church was built in 1848. Ballumbie House, and Powrie, and Wedderburn castles are within the parish. In the reign of Charles II the minister was Robert Edward, author of an account of Forfarshire. His son was the non-juror Alexander Edward, who later became a notable architect and landscape architect.

References

1. ^ "Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map, 2007, ISBN 0319229807 

• Groome, Francis (ed.) (1882-85). "Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townhistory4222.html.