Coupar Angus
Place in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 56.546, -3.266 |
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| OS grid ref: | NO 22 40 |
| Population: | 2,350 |
| Dialling code: | 01828 |
Coupar Angus is a compact market town in rural Perth and Kinross, sitting on the rolling agricultural plain north of Perth and south of Blairgowrie. It grew up beside the River Isla and is best known historically for the ruins of the 12th‑century Coupar Angus Abbey, a former Cistercian house whose legacy still shapes the town’s layout and local identity.
Today the town has a largely local, service‑and‑farming economy with many residents commuting to nearby centres; weekly shops, small businesses and community events give it a close‑knit feel. The surrounding farmland means agricultural shows and traditional celebrations remain part of local life, while the abbey ruins and scenic river valley attract walkers and visitors interested in history.
Postcode districts covering Coupar Angus
Most populated places nearby
- Dundee 12.8 miles
- Perth 12.4 miles
- Glenrothes 24.5 miles
- Forfar 15.7 miles
- Carnoustie 21 miles
Neighbouring places
- Strathmore Ward 1.1 miles
- Burrelton Place 2.2 miles
- Blairgowrie Place 3.8 miles
- Newtyle Place 4.7 miles
- Alyth Place 5.4 miles
- Carse of Gowrie Ward 7.5 miles
- Murthly Place 7.6 miles
- Inchture Place 8 miles
- Stanley Place 8.3 miles
- Birkhill and Muirhead Place 8.5 miles
- Longforgan Place 8.5 miles
- Liff Place 8.6 miles
Example postcodes in Coupar Angus
PH13 9BS, PH13 9BL, PH13 9DS, PH13 9RA, PH13 9AG, PH13 9ER, PH13 9DD, PH13 9AD, PH13 9LY … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 41.4 miles
- Aberdeen Airport 60.7 miles
- Invergowrie Railway Station 10.1 miles
- Dunkeld and Birnam Railway Station 11.9 miles
Hotels near Coupar Angus Ad
- Lands of Loyal Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- Ballathie Country House Hotel and Estate 4 5.2 miles
- The Alyth Hotel 5.5 miles
- Angus Hotel 3 4.1 miles
- The Bridge of Cally Hotel 3 8.6 miles
- Murrayshall Country Estate 4 9.6 miles
- Inchture Hotel 3 7.9 miles
- The Landmark Hotel and Leisure Club 4 9.5 miles
- Go2 Dundee Camperdown Hotel 2 10 miles
Schools in Coupar Angus
- Coupar Angus Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hallyburton House Estate 1.5 miles
- Belmont Castle Estate 4 miles
- Sidlaw Hills Hill 5 miles
- Inchtuthil Archaeological site 6 miles
- Bamff Estate 6 miles
- Airlie Castle Estate 8.4 miles
- Forest of Alyth Forest 8.7 miles
- Murthly Castle Estate 9 miles
- Balthayock House Estate 10.4 miles
- Perth Racecourse Recreation 10.8 miles
- Pitfour Castle Estate 11.3 miles
- Scone Palace Estate 11.9 miles