Coupar Angus
Coupar Angus
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Coupar Angus's clock tower | |
Location within Perth and Kinross | |
Population | 2,220 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
OS grid reference | NO222401 |
• Edinburgh | 41 mi (66 km) |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BLAIRGOWRIE |
Postcode district | PH13 |
Dialling code | 01828 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Coupar Angus (/ˈkʊpər/ ⓘ; Gaelic: Cupar Aonghais)[2] is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the River Isla in the broad and fertile Valley of Strathmore, 4 miles (6 kilometres) south of Blairgowrie. The A94 road from Perth to Forfar runs through the town, and it had a station on the Midland Junction line until 1967.
The town formerly straddled the border between Angus and Perthshire, but it has lain wholly within Perthshire since 1891.[3] It retains the name "Coupar Angus", however, which serves to distinguish it from Cupar in Fife.[4]
History
The six-storey Tolbooth was built in 1762, funded by public subscription.[5]
In the
Coupar Angus Town Hall was commissioned to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria and completed in 1887.[7]
Several Polish units were stationed in and around Coupar Angus during the Second World War.[8]
The Scottish Fold breed of cat originated in or near Coupar Angus.[9]
Sport
Coupar Angus is home to the
Buses
Stagecoach East Scotland operate services 57/57A and 59 via Coupar Angus which go to Dundee, Blairgowrie and Perth. The services each run hourly.[10][11]
Notable people
- William Nairne Clark (1804–1854), born locally and one of the two protagonists that fought the first recorded duel in Western Australia.[12]
- professional footballerfrom the 1960s and 1970s.
- Sir Robert Gillespie Reid (1842–1908), railway contractor.
- mosses and lichen.
- Jock Sutherland (1889-1948), locally-born coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1946–1947.
- Major-General Douglas Wimberley (1896-1983), commander of the 51st (Highland) Division in the Second World War.
References
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Coupar Angus". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Shennan, Hay (1892). Boundaries of Counties and Parishes in Scotland. Edinburgh: William Green & Sons. p. 202.
- ISBN 9780191739446.
- ^ "Coupar Angus, Queen Street, The Steeple". Canmore. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Coupar Angus". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Town Hall Including Boundary Walls, Union Street (LB51347)". Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ POLONICA IN SCOTLAND: Coupar Angus
- ^ "Scottish Fold Profile - History, Appearance & Temperament - Cat World". www.cat-world.com.au. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Bus timetable - 57/57A
- ^ Bus timetable - 59
- ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2 November 2018.