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Montrose Museum

Montrose Museum opened in 1842 in , 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.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: montrose.museum@angus.gov.uk
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Montrose, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Montrose Museum, Panmure Place, Montrose” and “Montrose, Panmure Place, Montrose Museum”
  • Address: Panmure Place, Montrose, DD10 8HE

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Montrose Old and St Andrew’s Church and Montrose railway station.

Church
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The Old and St Andrew's Church is a Church of Scotland church in . It was dedicated in 1793. The current steeple, designed by James Gillespie Graham, was completed in 1834. is situated 560 feet west of Montrose Museum.

Railway station
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serves the town of in . The station overlooks the and is situated on the Dundee–Aberdeen line, 90 miles north of Edinburgh Waverley, between and . is situated 1,700 feet northwest of Montrose Museum.

School
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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. is situated 550 feet southeast of Montrose Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montrose and Ferryden.

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

Village
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is a village in in the community council area of & Craig. It lies southerly adjacent to the town of on the south bank of the 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.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles south of Montrose Museum.

Montrose Museum

Latitude
56.71027° or 56° 42′ 37″ north
Longitude
-2.46507° or 2° 27′ 54″ west
Inception
1842
Operator
Angus Council
Open location code
9C8VPG6M+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 69922248
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q6906490
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In Other Languages

From Danish to German—“Montrose Museum” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Montrose Congregational Church and Congregational Church Memorial Hall.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Montrose Museum”. Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.