Newbigging, Angus
Newbigging is a village in Angus, Scotland, two miles (three kilometres) northeast of Dundee. The name "Newbigging" originally referred to a "new bigging" or "new cottar town" (hamlet). The village is roughly two miles (three kilometres) north of Monifieth.
Newbigging | |
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Newbigging Location within Angus | |
OS grid reference | NO498361 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DUNDEE |
Postcode district | DD5 |
Dialling code | 01382 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Some of the earliest history of the local area is represented approximately four kilometres northwest at the village of Eassie, where the Eassie Stone is displayed in a ruined church; this carved Pictish stone is dated prior to the Early Middle Ages.
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