Carmyllie (

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: ''Càrn Mhoillidh'') is a rural parish in

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. It is situated on high ground between

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen. ...

, on the coast, and the inland county town of

Forfar Forfar ( sco, Farfar, gd, Baile Fharfair) 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 has a po ...

. The main settlements in the parish are Redford, Greystone, Guynd and Milton of Carmyllie. There is a

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church and a primary school. The Elliot Water rises in the west of the parish.

Economy

Carmyllie was formerly known for its stone

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. For many centuries these produced high quality

sandstone Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...

that was shipped all over the world.Edinburgh Geological Society: Sandstone quarrying in Angus
Carmyllie post office was closed in September 2008. Between 1900 and 1965 Carmyllie was linked to Arbroath by the

Carmyllie Railway The Carmyllie Railway was built in 1855 to enable transport of stone products from the Carmyllie area of Scotland to markets. At the time the stone was highly sought after for the urban development in progress. The line ran to the main line of ...

Clan Strachan

Carmyllie has a traditional association with Clan Strachan.

Notable natives and residents

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1732 - 1808, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1791 * William Small 1734 - 1775, Professor of Natural Philosophy, William & Mary College, Virginia where he exercised great influence on the young

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, political thinker. * Reverend Patrick Bell 1799 - 1869, Church of Scotland Minister and pioneer of the reaping machine. * James Bowman Lindsay 1799 - 1862, pioneer of the electric light bulb, submarine telegraphy and arc welding. *

Peter Fraser, Lord Fraser of Carmyllie Peter Lovat Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, PC, QC (29 May 1945 – 22 June 2013) was a Scottish politician and advocate. Early life and family Fraser's mother died when he was 12 while living in Zambia, where his father was serving as ...

1945 - 2013, former

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for Scotland

Carmyllie, New Zealand

There is also a Carmyllie in the

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, some 76 km east of

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Villages in Angus, Scotland {{Angus-geo-stub

Economy

Clan Strachan

Notable natives and residents

Carmyllie, New Zealand

See also

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