Hunter's Town, Angus

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Hunter's Town was a hamlet that once existed in Angus, Scotland, between Barry and Carnoustie.[1] Urban growth in the latter part of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century gradually led to Hunter's Town becoming subsumed into the town of Carnoustie.

Hunter's Town
Hunter's Town is located in Angus
Hunter's Town
Hunter's Town
Location within Angus
OS grid referenceNO552345
Council area
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CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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56°30′02″N 2°43′46″W / 56.500431°N 2.729340°W / 56.500431; -2.729340

The location of Hunter's Town can be seen on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (6 inches to one mile) of 1865.[2] The buildings that once comprised the hamlet can be found today on Barry Road, Carnoustie around the junction with Lochend Road.

References edit

  1. ^ Dickson, R. (1892), Carnoustie and its Neighbourhood (revised ed.), Balgavies, Angus: Pinkfoot Press (2002 facsimile)
  2. ^ "Sheet LI", Ordnance Survey Maps - Six-inch 1st edition, Scotland, 1843-1882, 1865, retrieved 7 October 2010