Muirdrum

Human settlement in Scotland

Muirdrum

Location within Angus

OS grid referenceNO563372• Edinburgh43 mi (69 km) SSW• London368 mi (592 km) SSECouncil area

Angus

Lieutenancy area

Angus

CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townCARNOUSTIEPostcode districtDD7Dialling code01241PoliceScotlandFire Scottish Ambulance Scottish UK Parliament

Dundee East

Scottish Parliament

Angus
North East Scotland

List of places: UK; Scotland

56°31′29″N 2°42′43″W / 56.524790°N 2.711928°W / 56.524790; -2.711928

Muirdrum (/mjʊərˈdrʌm/) is a small village in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated at the junction of the old A92 road from Dundee to Arbroath, the A930 to Carnoustie and B9128 to Forfar. Its closest town is Carnoustie, which lies approximately 2 km (1 mi) to the south.^[1]

The village is mentioned in the list of lands purchased by George Maule, 2nd Earl of Panmure in 1667.^[2] These lands were forfeited by his heir, James Maule, 4th Earl of Panmure following the Jacobite rising of 1715.^[3] The opening of the Dundee to Arbroath turnpike road (later designated the A92 road) at the beginning of the 19th century lead to some expansion along this road.

References

^ Ordnance Survey, Great Britain (2007), "Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), ISBN 978-0-319-22980-4
^ Ratification in favours of the earle of Panmuire, 1672, archived from the original on 16 July 2011, retrieved 11 September 2008
^ Campbell, J. A. (1867), Balmerino and its abbey, a parochial history, Edinburgh: William Patterson, retrieved 8 September 2008