Monument to Provost George Scott
Monument to Provost George Scott is a memorial in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Monument to Provost George Scott is situated nearby to the park Mid Links, as well as near the church St. Mary’s and St. Peter’s.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Montrose Museum and Links Park.
Montrose Museum
Museum
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Montrose Museum opened in 1842 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. The museum came into being when in 1841 the Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society started a fund to expand its space; in order to house its curiosities and wonders ranging from geological and ethnographical artefacts to a collection of natural history objects and fine art. Montrose Museum is situated 600 feet southwest of Monument to Provost George Scott.
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 1,200 feet northeast of Monument to Provost George Scott.
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. Montrose railway station is situated 1,900 feet west of Monument to Provost George Scott.
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.
Fishtown of Usan
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fishtown of Usan is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles south of Monument to Provost George Scott.
Monument to Provost George Scott
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Erected by subscription in recognition of public improvements initiated and carried out by George Scott, Provost of Montrose 1887-1890‘”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.7115° or 56° 42′ 41″ northLongitude
-2.46309° or 2° 27′ 47″ westInception
1903Open location code
9C8VPG6P+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 12944077355OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mid Links and St. Mary’s and St. Peter’s.
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