Montrose, Angus
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Montrose is a minor port and tourist resort in the county of Angus on the east coast of Scotland. Population (2001 census): 10,845.
Early place names appear to show the presence of a Norse settlement in the area of the present harbour. However the first documentary evidence of the existence of Montrose is the burgh charter issued by David I.
At one time it traded regularly with the towns of the Hanseatic League and was, during the 18th century, a major smuggling centre.
Montrose also has the 5th oldest golf course in the world, the Montrose Medal, dating from 1562. It is also a qualifying course for The Open Championship, sometimes referred to as The British Open (to distinguish it from the U.S. Open Championship).
West of the town is Montrose Basin with internationally significant populations of waders.