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Coupar Angus (
Gaelic:
Cùbar Aonghais) is a town in
Perth and Kinross,
Scotland, situated eight
kilometres south of
Blairgowrie.
The name Coupar Angus serves to differentiate the town from
Cupar,
Fife. The town was transferred from the county of
Angus to
Perthshire in
1891, but retained its traditional name.
It is located on the
A94 Perth-
Forfar road, although the town centre itself is now bypassed.
Coupar Angus Abbey
In the
Middle Ages it was the site of the major
Cistercian abbey of
Coupar Angus, one of
Scotland's most important monasteries, founded by
Malcolm IV (1153-65) in the 1160s. Of the abbey, only architectural fragments, preserved in the
19th century parish church (which is probably on the site of the monastic church), or built into houses and walls throughout the town, survive, along with part of one of its gatehouses.
Sport
Coupar Angus is home to the
junior football club
Coupar Angus F.C. and also Coupar Angus Amateur Football Club.
Trivia
The town is the subject of a song by Perthshire band Splen titled "We Love Coupar Angus", which is available to download for free at their website www.splen.co.uk
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