Lunan is a hamlet in

Angus, Scotland Angus (; ) is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland, local government council areas of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City (council area), Dundee City and Per ...

, in the

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of the same name, south of Montrose. The hamlet overlooks Lunan Bay, which is itself also a hamlet, at the mouth of the

Lunan Water The Lunan Water is an easterly flowing river in Angus, Scotland, that discharges to the North Sea north of the town of Arbroath. Draining chiefly agricultural lands, this stream has a moderate level of turbidity and a pH level of approximatel ...

. A 16th-century priest of Lunan church, which is in the hamlet of Lunan Bay, Walter Mill, was one of the last Scottish Protestant

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s to be burned at St. Andrews. The church itself was rebuilt in 1844. The 15th-century Red Castle, so called from the red sandstone it is built from, is located to the south of the hamlet, on the south bank of the Lunan Water. Lunan was previously served by

Lunan Bay railway station Lunan Bay railway station served the village of Lunan, Angus, Scotland Angus (; ) is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland, local government council areas of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. The council ...

. Although the station has now closed, the line remains open as the

Dundee–Aberdeen line The Dundee–Aberdeen line is a railway line linking Dundee and Aberdeen in Scotland. History The present line was built by three companies. The first section to open was the line from Dundee to Arbroath in 1838, constructed by the Dundee and ...

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''. * * * * * Villages in Angus, Scotland {{Angus-geo-stub