Coupar Angus
| Coupar Angus | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Cùbar Aonghais | |
  Coupar Angus |
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| Population | 2,262 [1] (2011 census) |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | NO222401 |
| – Edinburgh | 41 mi (66 km) |
| Council area | Perth and Kinross |
| Lieutenancy area | Perth and Kinross |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BLAIRGOWRIE |
| Postcode district | PH13 |
| Dialling code | 01828 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Perth and North Perthshire |
| Scottish Parliament | Perthshire North |
Coordinates: 56°32′49″N 3°16′01″W / 56.547°N 3.267°W
Coupar Angus /ˈkʊ.pərˈæŋ.əs/ (Gaelic: Cùbar Aonghais) is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, situated four miles south of Blairgowrie.
The name Coupar Angus serves to differentiate the town from Cupar, Fife. The town was transferred from the county of Angus to Perthshire in 1891, but retained its traditional name.
It is located on the A94 Perth-Forfar road, although the town centre itself is now bypassed.
History
Sites
Clock Tower - The Steeple
Photo:James Allen
Coupar Angus Abbey
In the Middle Ages it was the site of the major Cistercian abbey of Coupar Angus, one of Scotland's most important monasteries, founded by Malcolm IV (1153–65) in the 1160s. Of the abbey, only architectural fragments, preserved in the 19th-century parish church (which is probably on the site of the monastic church), or built into houses and walls throughout the town, survive, along with part of one of its gatehouses.
Historical Maps
National Library of Scotland
The National Library of Scotland provides access to several historical maps that make reference to Coupar Angus.
- Maps by Timothy Pont and
- Maps by Herman Moll
World War II
Polish Forces
Several Polish units were stationed in and around Coupar Angus from 1939 to 1945.
Animals
Scottish Fold
- The Scottish Fold breed of cat originated in Coupar Angus.
Sport
- Coupar Angus is home to the junior football club Coupar Angus F.C. and also Coupar Angus Amateur Football Club.
Notable people
Sport
- Coupar Angus is the birthplace of Jock Sutherland, coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1946–1947.
- Coupar Angus is the birthplace of Alan Gilzean, who is a former professional footballer from the 1960s and 1970s and played for Scottish club Dundee, national side Scotland and English club Tottenham Hotspur.
Science
Astronomy
- John Robertson, born in 1830 at Struan, was a railway porter residing in Causewayend. He was an amateur astronomer and contributed to several national journals on the subject.
Emigrants
- William Nairne Clark, one of the two protagonists that fought the last recorded Regulation duel with flintlock pistols in Western Australia, was born in Coupar Angus in 1804. Clark and his opponent, George French Johnson, faced each other in Fremantle, Western Australia, on the morning of Friday 6 June 1832. Johnson was fatally wounded in the hip in the encounter. Clark was subsequently charged with, and acquitted of, Johnson's murder. Clark, who had trained as a lawyer,emigrated to Western Australia on the convict ship 'Eliza' in 1830. He initially practised as a lawyer before founding 'The West Australian Journal' newspaper in 1836.
References
- ↑ "Comparative Population Profile: Coupar Angus Locality". Scotland's Census Results Online. 2001-04-29. Retrieved 2010-10-14.