Montrose

56º43N 2º29W, pop (2002e) Historic port town in Angus district, E Scotland, UK; located on the E coast, 42 km/26 mi NE of Dundee; popular sailing centre with fine beach; to the W of the town is Montrose Basin, a large tidal lagoon; migrant wading birds over-winter on shores, including pink-footed geese; birthplace of Robert Brown and Joseph Hume; railway; pharmaceuticals, food processing, distilling, textiles, fishing; narrow, twisting closes have remained unchanged for 200 years; the curfew bell of ‘Big Peter’ rings nightly from the 67 m/220 ft steeple.

Montrose may mean:

Places in Scotland

Montrose, Angus, the original place

In Australia:

Montrose, Tasmania, a suburb of Hobart Montrose, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne

In the Republic of Ireland:

Montrose, an area of Dublin from where the national television station RTÉ broadcasts, use of the term "Montrose" often refers to RTÉ and not the area.

In the United States of America:

Montrose, Arkansas Montrose, California Montrose, Colorado Montrose, Georgia Montrose, Illinois Montrose, Iowa Montrose, Michigan Montrose, Minnesota Montrose, Mississippi Montrose, Missouri Montrose, New York Montrose-Ghent, Ohio Montrose, Ohio Montrose, Pennsylvania Montrose, South Dakota Montrose, Houston, a district in Texas Montrose, Virginia Montrose, West Virginia Montrose, Wisconsin

Montrose may also refer to:

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose Louis Montrose, an American literary theorist and academic scholar Montrose (horse), winner of the Kentucky Derby in 1887 Montrose (band) Montrose (CTA) (disambiguation), train stations in Chicago

See also:

Duke of Montrose HMS Montrose Château Montrose, French winery A Legend of Montrose, a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott

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