Elliot, Angus
Elliot is a coastal hamlet in the county of Angus, Scotland, on the westernmost edge of Arbroath on the A92 road. The Elliot Water reaches the North Sea at Elliot.[1]
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Elliot Water, near Elliot, frozen over
Elliot | |
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![]() ![]() Elliot Location within Angus | |
OS grid reference | NO619393 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Arbroath |
Postcode district | DD11 |
Dialling code | 01241 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Scottish Parliament | |
In 1906 Elliot Junction station (now demolished) was the site of a major railway accident in which 22 passengers were killed.[2]
The hamlet is served by the X7 Coastrider bus.
References
- "Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2007, ISBN 0-319-22980-7
- Pringle, Maj J W. "Board of Trade Railway Department Inquiry into accident at Elliot Junction on 28th December 1906" (PDF). Retrieved 2 August 2007.
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