Barns of Craig

Barns of Craig is a hamlet in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Barns of Craig is situated nearby to the village Kirkton of Craig, as well as near Ferryden.

Places of Interest

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

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 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 Academy

School

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Montrose Academy is a coeducational secondary school in Montrose Angus. The School now teaches people from ages 11–18. It became a comprehensive school in the mid-fifties and was one of a pair of Scottish schools which formed a country-wide trial of comprehensive schooling in Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ferryden and Montrose.

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.