Dun, Angus

Dun
Dun Dun shown within Angus
OS grid reference	NO669593
Council area	Angus
Lieutenancy area	Angus
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Montrose
Dialling code	01674
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Angus
Scottish Parliament	Angus North and Mearns
List of places UK Scotland

Coordinates: 56°43′47″N 2°32′51″W / 56.729722°N 2.5475°W / 56.729722; -2.5475

Dun is a rural parish in Angus, Scotland. It contains the House of Dun, home of the Erskine family and is a stop on the Caledonian Railway. It is located on the river South Esk, east of Montrose and west of Brechin. In 1785-7 a bridge was built there across the South Esk. The writer Violet Jacob was born at the House of Dun. William Chalmers Burns, a famous Scottish evangelist was born at Dun in 1815.

Angus

Principal towns	Arbroath Brechin Carnoustie Forfar Kirriemuir Monifieth Montrose

Other towns and villages	Aberlemno Airlie Arbirlot Ardovie Ascreavie Auchnacree Auchmithie Auchinleish Auchterhouse Balgray Balintore Balkeerie Balmirmer Balnaboth Barry Birkhill Boddin Boysack Brewlands Bridge Bridgend of Lintrathen Bridgefoot Bridge of Craigisla Bucklerheads Burnside of Duntrune Caldhame Camuston † Careston Carlungie Carlogie Carmyllie Castleton Charleston Clayholes Clova Colliston Cortachy Cottown of Guthrie Craichie Craigo Craigton Douglastown Dronley Drumsturdy Dubton Dun Dunnichen Dykehead Eassie East Haven Edzell Elliot Farnell Folda Friockheim Gallowfauld Gardynebourg † Gateside Glamis Greystone Guthrie Hillside Hunter's Town † Inveraldie Inverarity Inverkeilor Inverpeffer † Kellas Kincaldrum Kingennie Kingsmuir Kirkbuddo Kirkinch Kirkton of Glenisla Kirkton of Kingoldrum Letham Liff Little Brechin Little Forter Lucknow Lunan Lundie Marywell Memus Menmuir Milden Milton of Finavon Milton of Ogilvie Monikie Muirdrum Murroes Newbigging Newtyle Northmuir Oathlaw Old Balkello Panbride Redford Ruthven Salmond's Muir St Vigeans Stracathro Strathmartine Tannadice Tarfside Tealing Trinity Unthank Upper Victoria Wellbank Wester Denoon Whigstreet Woodhill

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