Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom


🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Carnoustie (Càrn Ùstaidh) is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the North Sea coast. Carnoustie is the fourth-largest town in Angus. The town was founded in the late 18th century, and grew rapidly throughout the 19th century due to the growth of the local textile industry. It was popular as a tourist resort from the early Victorian era up to the latter half of the 20th century, due to its seaside location, and is best known for the Carnoustie Golf Links course that often hosts the Open Championship.

Carnoustie can be considered a dormitory town for its nearest city, Dundee, which is 11 miles (18 kilometres) to the west. It is served principally by Carnoustie railway station, and also by Golf Street railway station. Its nearest major road is the A92, north of the town.

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Carnoustie has a population of over 11,394 people. Carnoustie also forms part of the wider Angus District which has a population of over 116,040 people. Carnoustie is situated 18 km east of Dundee.

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  • Thomas Saunders Robertson |

    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Architect Thomas Saunders Robertson is associated with Carnoustie. He was a member of the Edinburgh Association of Architects.

  • Alexander Ross |

    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Architect Alexander (1834-1925) Ross is associated with Carnoustie. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1893.

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