# Dun, Angus

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**Dun** is a rural parish in [Angus, Scotland](/source/Angus,_Scotland).[1][2] It contains the [House of Dun](/source/House_of_Dun), home of the Erskine family and is a stop on the [Caledonian Railway](/source/Caledonian_Railway). It is located on the river South Esk, west of [Montrose](/source/Montrose,_Angus) and east of [Brechin](/source/Brechin).

In 1785-7, a bridge was built there across the South Esk.

The writer [Violet Jacob](/source/Violet_Jacob) was born at the House of Dun. [William Chalmers Burns](/source/William_Chalmers_Burns), a famous Scottish evangelist was born at Dun in 1815.

## References

1. *Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 54*Dundee & Montrose (Forfar & Arbroath)'**. Ordnance Survey. 2007. ISBN 9780319229804.**

1. ["Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer"](https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html) (csv (download)). *www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk*. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

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