Fourteen miles north of Arbroath is the elegant town of Montrose in Angus, the most pleasant and interesting of the Angus towns, rich in history and with great beaches to the north and south. It stands at the mouth of a vast tidal basin, covering 2,000 acres and bordered by 17 miles of roads.
Deep rooted in history, this picturesque coastal town of Montrose had been a Royal Burgh home to many wealthy landowners and deep pocketed merchants. The natural harbour of Montrose, which was strategically situated between the South and North Esk river mouths was once used for both import and export and catered to ships arriving from as far as the Baltic, France and Portugal.Today the Montrose port is used to mainly to support the North Sea oil industry.