Menmuir
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| Menmuir | |
| Population | approx. 250 |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | |
| Council area | Angus |
| Lieutenancy area | Angus |
| Constituent country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MENMUIR |
| Postcode district | DD9 |
| Dialling code | 01356 |
| Police | Tayside |
| Fire | Tayside |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| European Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Angus |
| Scottish Parliament | Angus |
| List of places: UK • Scotland | |
Menmuir is a parish in Angus (formerly Forfarshire) in Scotland. Kirkton of Menmuir consists of only three houses (The old Schoolhouse, The Manns, The old Inn) but around 250 people live in the area and the community hall is well used. In the area are the Brown Caterthun and the White Caterthun - hillforts dating from the iron age. Pictish carved symbol stones and neolithic cup and ring marked stones have been found in the area. Menmuir straddles the boundary of the fertile coastal land and the start of the Grampian Mountains. The unusual surname Menmuir seems to originate from this parish.
John Lindsay of Balcarres, Lord Menmuir was the laird of Menmuir.
