Carnoustie

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For other uses, see Carnoustie (disambiguation).

Carnoustie
Scots:	Carnoustie
Location

OS grid reference:	NO56653422
Statistics
Population:	13,000

Administration
Council area:	Angus
Constituent country:	Scotland
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Police force:	Tayside Police
Lieutenancy area:	Angus
Former county:	Angus
Post office and telephone
Post town:	CARNOUSTIE
Postal district:	DD7
Dialling code:	01241
Politics
Scottish Parliament:	Angus North East Scotland
UK Parliament:	Dundee East
European Parliament:	Scotland

The Royal Burgh of Carnoustie is a burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is a small town at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the east coast of Scotland. It is best known for its associations with golf, which is recorded as having been played there in 1527. This is a quarter century earlier than the first record of golf at St Andrews, dating from 1552.

The town of Carnoustie was founded only towards the end of the 18th century. In 1890, the Earl of Dalhousie, who owned the land, sold the links to the people of the town, to remain available for their recreation in perpetuity. While the townspeople are the owners, today the links are administered on their behalf by Angus Council.

The Open Championship was staged at Carnoustie Golf Links six times during the twentieth century (1931, 1937, 1953, 1968, 1975 and 1999). It will be played there again in 2007.

[edit] Trivia

Actor Ian McDiarmid was born in Carnoustie
Current industries in the town include jam making (though this industry is set to move to neighbouring Arbroath [1])
Carnoustie was mentioned in Taysiders in Space, a sketch about a Star Trek parody also known as Scottish Star Trek, which appeared in the TV program Chewin' the Fat