Provost Mitchell’s Drinking Fountain

Provost Mitchell’s Drinking Fountain is a fountain in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Provost Mitchell’s Drinking Fountain is situated nearby to Montrose Old and St Andrew’s Church, as well as near the town hall Montrose Town House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Montrose Old and St Andrew’s Church and Montrose Museum.

Montrose Old and St Andrew’s Church

Church

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The Old and St Andrew's Church is a Church of Scotland church in Montrose, Angus. It was dedicated in 1793. The current steeple, designed by James Gillespie Graham, was completed in 1834.

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 640 feet east of Provost Mitchell’s Drinking Fountain.

Montrose railway station

Railway station

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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 1,200 feet northwest of Provost Mitchell’s Drinking Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montrose and Ferryden.

Montrose

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Montrose is a small port in Angus, midway between Dundee and Aberdeen in northeast Scotland. In 2022 its population was 11,200.

Ferryden

Village

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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.