Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland and is described as the Gateway to the Glens. The council area borders onto Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City. Main industries include agriculture and fishing.

Angus was historically a county (known officially as Forfarshire from the eighteenth century until 1928, when it reverted to its ancient name) until 1975 when it became a district of the Tayside Region. In 1996, two-tier local government was abolished and Angus was established as a unitary authority. The former county had borders with Kincardineshire to the north-east, county of Aberdeenshire to the north and Perthshire to the west. Southwards, it faced Fife across the Firth of Tay. The boundaries of the present council area are exactly the same as those of the old county minus the City of Dundee.

Towns

FORFAR
ARBROATH
CARNOUSTIE
KIRRIEMUIR
MONIFIETH
MONTROSE
BRECHIN

Villages

ABERLEMNO
ARBIRLOT
AUCHMITHIE
BIRKHILL
BRIDGE OF CRAIGISLA
CARMYLLIE
DUNNICHEN
EAST HAVEN 
EDZELL
FARNELL
FRIOCKHEIM
GLAMIS
GUTHRIE
INVERKEILOR
KINGSMUIR
LETHAM
NEWBIGGING
NEWTYLE
MEMUS
MENMUIR
MONIKIE
MUIRHEAD
MURROES
ST VIGEANS
TEALING
TARFSIDE
UNTHANK

Angus can be split into three geographic areas. To the north and west, the topography is mountainous; this is the area of the five Angus Glens, is sparsely populated and the main industry is hill-farming and tourism. To the south and east the topography consists of rolling hills bordering the sea. This area is well populated, with the larger towns and the city of Dundee on the coast. In between lies Strathmore, Gaelic for the Great Valley, which is a fertile agricultural area noted for the growing of potatoes, soft fruit and the raising of Angus cattle.

The best way to learn about Angus is to break the information down into its Towns and villages. Click on the Links to the left and right of this page to discover what Angus has to offer.