Clova, Angus
Clova
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Location within Angus | |
OS grid reference | NO327730 |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KIRRIEMUIR |
Postcode district | DD8 |
Dialling code | 01575 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Clova is a village in Glen Clova, Angus, Scotland.[1] [2] It lies on the River South Esk, some 12 miles (19 km) north of Kirriemuir.
During the 1745 Jacobite Rising, Lord David Ogilvy (1725-1803) raised a regiment from local tenants; it retreated in good order from Culloden on 16 April and was disbanded at Clova on 21st.[3]
References
- ISBN 9780319229965.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- JSTOR 44221219.