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'''Angus''', archaically known as '''Forfarshire''' or the '''County of Forfar''', is a county on the east coast of [[Scotland]], stretching north from the Firth of Tay to the [[Grampian Mountains]]. [[Dundee]] is the largest settlement in Angus, and the fourth-largest city in Scotland (behind [[Glasgow]], [[Edinburgh]] and [[Aberdeen]]). The county town is [[Forfar]]. Other notable settlments include [[Auchmithie]], [[Brechin]], [[Arbroath]], [[Montrose]], [[Kirriemuir]], and [[Carnoustie]].
'''Angus''', archaically known as '''Forfarshire''' or the '''County of Forfar''', is a county on the east coast of [[Scotland]], stretching north from the Firth of Tay to the [[Grampian Mountains]]. [[Dundee]] is the largest settlement in Angus, and the fourth-largest city in Scotland (behind [[Glasgow]], [[Edinburgh]] and [[Aberdeen]]). The county town is [[Forfar]]. Other notable settlments include [[Auchmithie]], [[Brechin]], [[Arbroath]], [[Montrose]], [[Kirriemuir]], and [[Carnoustie]].
Angus has an area of around 899 sq mi, with [[Herefordshire]] in England being similar in size.
== History ==
== History ==
Between the 6th and 9th century, Angus formed a part of the [[Pict|Pictish]] territory Circin. [[Dunnichen]] in Angus is thought to have been the site of the battle of Battle of Dun Nechtain, part of a series of conflicts between the Picts and the Anglian kingdom [[Northumbria]], which took place in May 685 AD. The name "Angus" is suggestive of an 8th century king of the Picts. The Eassie Stone was found in a burn in the late 1700s at the village of Eassie in Angus, and is thought to date from the mid-8th century AD.
Between the 6th and 9th century, Angus formed a part of the [[Pict|Pictish]] territory Circin. [[Dunnichen]] in Angus is thought to have been the site of the battle of Battle of Dun Nechtain, part of a series of conflicts between the Picts and the Anglian kingdom [[Northumbria]], which took place in May 685 AD. The name "Angus" is suggestive of an 8th century king of the Picts. The Eassie Stone was found in a burn in the late 1700s at the village of Eassie in Angus, and is thought to date from the mid-8th century AD.