Murroes

Human settlement in Scotland

Murroes is a parish in Angus, Scotland, situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Dundee city centre.^[1]

Places of interest

• The parish church was built in 1848
• Ballumbie House
• Powrie Castle
• Wedderburn Castle^[2]

Notable residents

• In the reign of Charles II the minister was Robert Edward, author of an account of Forfarshire.
• His son was the non-juror Alexander Edward, who later became a notable architect and landscape architect.
• James Durham

Farmland south of Murroes, looking in the direction of Dundee

References

1. "Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2007, ISBN 0-319-22980-7
2. Historic Environment Scotland.

• Groome, Francis (ed.) (1882-85). "Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland". Gazetteer for Scotland.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• Historic Environment Scotland. "Wedderburn Castle (33357)". Canmore.