Montrose Library
Montrose Library is a library in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Montrose Library is situated nearby to Provost Mitchell’s Drinking Fountain, as well as near Montrose Old and St Andrew’s Church.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 Old and St Andrew’s Church is situated 400 feet northeast of Montrose Library.
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 830 feet east of Montrose Library.
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 1,300 feet northwest of Montrose Library.
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.
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 Montrose Library.
Montrose Library
- Type: Library
- Also known as: “Birth place of Robert Brown FRSE FRS FLS MWS, Scottish Botanist, who discovered Brownian motion. Born on this site on 21 December 1773.”
- Categories: building, historic site, and education
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.70984° or 56° 42′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.46916° or 2° 28′ 9″ westOpen location code
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