Montrose Basin
Montrose Basin is a nearly circular tidal basin which makes up part of the estuary of the River South Esk and which sits just inland of the town of Montrose in Angus on the east coast of Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Montrose railway station and Links Park.
Montrose railway station
Railway station
Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Montrose railway station serves the town of Montrose in Angus, Scotland. The station overlooks the Montrose Basin and is situated on the Dundee–Aberdeen line, 90 miles north of Edinburgh Waverley, between Arbroath and Laurencekirk.
Links Park
Stadium
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Links Park is a football stadium in Montrose, Scotland. It has been the home ground of Montrose F.C. since 1887. Links Park was opened in 1887 on land rented from the 'Auld Kirk'. Links Park is situated 1½ miles east of Montrose Basin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montrose and Ferryden.
Montrose
Photo: Gortyna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Montrose is a small port in Angus, midway between Dundee and Aberdeen in northeast Scotland. In 2022 its population was 11,200.
Ferryden
Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ferryden is a village in Angus, Scotland in the community council area of Ferryden & Craig. It lies southerly adjacent to the town of Montrose on the south bank of the South Esk and is considered a fringe locality of Montrose, being connected to the latter by the former Rossie Island, now home to shipping facilities and Montrose Port Authority. Ferryden is situated 1½ miles southeast of Montrose Basin.
Old Montrose
Hamlet
Old Montrose is an estate in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. The lands and house of Old Montrose were given to David de Graham of Kincardine, in exchange for his lands of at Cardross to King Robert I of Scotland in 1326. Old Montrose is situated 1½ miles southwest of Montrose Basin.
Montrose Basin
- Type: Lagoon
- Description: river estuary and nature reserve in Angus, Scotland, UK
- Categories: nature reserve, estuary, wildlife reserve, and body of water
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Montrose Basin” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Montrose Basin”
- Italian: “Bacino di Montrose”
- Japanese: “モントローズ盆地”
- Swedish: “Montrose Basin”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Montrose Royal Infirmary and River North Esk.
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