Barry (

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: ''Barraidh'') is a small village in

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, Scotland, on Barry Burn at the mouth of the

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. The recent completion of a bypass for the village on the A930 road from

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Carnoustie Carnoustie (; ) is a town and former police burgh in the subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland. It is at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the North Sea coast. In the UK census 2011, 2011 census, Carnoustie had a population of ...

is something that was originally planned before the Second World War. There is a water mill (

Barry Mill Barry Mill is a working listed building, Category A listed watermill in Barry, Angus, Barry, Angus, Scotland, Angus in eastern Scotland. It is owned and operated by the National Trust for Scotland as an educational tourist attraction. Situated i ...

) operated by the

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History

The

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of Barry, which was originally known as Fethmoreth, Fethmure, Fettermore or Fethmuref was originally bestowed to the monks of

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Fife Fife ( , ; ; ) is a council areas of Scotland, council area and lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area in Scotland. A peninsula, it is bordered by the Firth of Tay to the north, the North Sea to the east, the Firth of Forth to the s ...

by Alexander II in 1230. An early record of it can be found in a proverb attributed to

Thomas the Rhymer Sir Thomas de Ercildoun, better remembered as Thomas the Rhymer (fl. c. 1220 – 1298), also known as Thomas Learmont or True Thomas, was a Scottish laird and reputed prophet from Earlston (then called "Erceldoune") in the Borders. Tho ...

: ::''The braes of Fettermore'' ::''Hae been a gude ship's shore'' The monks originally managed the lands from the Grange of Barry and latterly the land was controlled by the office of the Bailies of Barry, an early holder of this position being Sir Thomas Maule of Panmure in 1511. A number of feus were granted in the Parish around that time, including Ravensby in 1539, Gedhall to David Gardyne in 1541, half of Barry Links and Cowbyres to Walter Cant in 1545 and the other half of the links to Robert Forrester in 1552. Barry road old house

The land was annexed by the crown in the

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following an Act of Parliament in 1587 and the Bailiery of Barry was granted by

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as a heritable gift to Patrick Maule in 1590. Ownership of the lands was granted by the King to James Elphinstone, Secretary of State in 1599 (ratified 1605), and was sold to George Maule, 2nd Earl of Panmure in 1667 (ratified in 1672) for £746 13s 4d. The land was forfeited following James Maule, 4th Earl of Panmure's involvement in the

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. Barry Buddon Training Area is a large open space on the nearby

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s, adjacent to Carnoustie Golf Links.

Amenities

The village is served by Barry Links railway station on the other side of the A930 bypass road. The station itself sees very infrequent service, twice per day each way except Sundays. A regular hourly bus service between Dundee and

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the Subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland, Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast, some east-northeast of ...

, operated by Stagecoach East Scotland, calls at stops on Main Street of the village. The village once had at primary school which closed in 2007.

Bus Services

Stagecoach Strathtay operate the bus services in the area. Their services 73 & 73B connect the village with

and Ninewells Hospital daily. On weekdays, JP Minicoaches run service 181/A once a day from Barry to

Monifieth Monifieth () is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated on the north bank of the Firth of Tay on the east coast. In , the population of Monifieth was estimated at , making it the fifth largest town ...

and

Forfar Forfar (; , ) is the county town of Angus, Scotland, and the administrative centre for Angus Council, with a new multi-million-pound office complex located on the outskirts of the town. As of 2021, the town had a population of 16,280. The town ...

. In the opposite direction, the 181 and 181A run to Carnoustie and Muirdrum.

Notable people

Alexander Carnegie Kirk, innovative engineer in several fields, was born at Barry on 16 July 1830. His brother John Kirk, a physician, explorer, and naturalist, was born there on 19 December 1832. Thomas Lowson, who tradition says was the founder of

, was born in Barry around 1764 and was still living there in 1797. Rev. James MacGregor (born at

Callander Callander (; ) is a small town in the council area of Stirling (district), Stirling in Scotland, situated on the River Teith. The town is located in the historic county of Perthshire and is a popular tourist stop to and from the Highlands. De ...

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