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Coupar Angus (Gaelic: Cùbar Aonghais) is a town in Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross is one of Council Areas of Scotland in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire , Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling , Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas....
, Scotland
Scotland

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, situated eight kilometres south of Blairgowrie
Blairgowrie and Rattray

Blairgowrie and Rattray is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Amongst locals, the town is colloquially known simply as "Blair".The second largest town in Perth & Kinross this twin burgh lies in the Strathmore, Angus and East Perthshire valley and straddles the River Ericht, which flows into the River Isla, Perthshire and then the Rive...
.

The name Coupar Angus serves to differentiate the town from Cupar
Cupar

Cupar is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. The town is approximately equidistant between the larger settlements of Dundee and Glenrothes....
, Fife
Fife

Fife is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire....
. The town was transferred from the county of Angus
Angus

Angus is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland council areas of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. The council area borders onto Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and the Dundee City....
 to Perthshire
Perthshire

Perthshire , officially the County of Perth, is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore, Angus and Perth & Kinross in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle, Scotland in the south....
 in 1891, but retained its traditional name.

It is located on the A94
A94 road

The A94 is a trunk road in Scotland, United Kingdom. It connects Perth, Scotland to Forfar.See also*Glamis Castle*Eassie Stone...
 Perth
Perth, Scotland

Perth is a town and former royal burgh in central Scotland. Sitting on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative headquarters of Perth and Kinross council area....
-Forfar
Forfar

Forfar is a town and former royal burgh of approximately 13,500 people, located in the unitary authority of Angus in Scotland. It is the administrative centre of Angus and was the capital of the former county of Angus ....
 road, although the town centre itself is now bypassed.

he Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
 it was the site of the major Cistercian abbey of Coupar Angus
Coupar Angus Abbey

Coupar Angus Abbey was a Cistercians monastery near Coupar Angus, in central Scotland, on the boundary between Angus and Gowrie.It was founded on the old royal manor of Coupar in 1161 x 1162 with the patronage of Malcolm IV of Scotland , List of monarchs of Scotland, by Cistercians monks from Melrose Abbey....
, one of Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
's most important monasteries, founded by Malcolm IV (1153-65) in the 1160s.






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Coupar Angus (Gaelic: Cùbar Aonghais) is a town in Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross is one of Council Areas of Scotland in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire , Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling , Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, situated eight kilometres south of Blairgowrie
Blairgowrie and Rattray

Blairgowrie and Rattray is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Amongst locals, the town is colloquially known simply as "Blair".The second largest town in Perth & Kinross this twin burgh lies in the Strathmore, Angus and East Perthshire valley and straddles the River Ericht, which flows into the River Isla, Perthshire and then the Rive...
.

The name Coupar Angus serves to differentiate the town from Cupar
Cupar

Cupar is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. The town is approximately equidistant between the larger settlements of Dundee and Glenrothes....
, Fife
Fife

Fife is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire....
. The town was transferred from the county of Angus
Angus

Angus is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland council areas of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. The council area borders onto Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and the Dundee City....
 to Perthshire
Perthshire

Perthshire , officially the County of Perth, is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore, Angus and Perth & Kinross in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle, Scotland in the south....
 in 1891, but retained its traditional name.

It is located on the A94
A94 road

The A94 is a trunk road in Scotland, United Kingdom. It connects Perth, Scotland to Forfar.See also*Glamis Castle*Eassie Stone...
 Perth
Perth, Scotland

Perth is a town and former royal burgh in central Scotland. Sitting on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative headquarters of Perth and Kinross council area....
-Forfar
Forfar

Forfar is a town and former royal burgh of approximately 13,500 people, located in the unitary authority of Angus in Scotland. It is the administrative centre of Angus and was the capital of the former county of Angus ....
 road, although the town centre itself is now bypassed.

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Coupar Angus Abbey

In the Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
 it was the site of the major Cistercian abbey of Coupar Angus
Coupar Angus Abbey

Coupar Angus Abbey was a Cistercians monastery near Coupar Angus, in central Scotland, on the boundary between Angus and Gowrie.It was founded on the old royal manor of Coupar in 1161 x 1162 with the patronage of Malcolm IV of Scotland , List of monarchs of Scotland, by Cistercians monks from Melrose Abbey....
, one of Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
'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.

History


Scottish Fold

  • The Scottish Fold
    Scottish Fold

    The Scottish Fold?sometimes called Coupari by Canada breeders?is a cat breeds of cat with a natural dominant-gene mutation that makes its ear cartilage contain a fold, causing the ears to bend forward and down towards the front of their head, which gives the cat what is often described as an "owl-like" appearance....
     breed of cat
    Cat

    The cat , also known as the Domestication cat or house cat to distinguish it from other Felinae and Felidae, is a small predationy carnivore species of crepuscular mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and its ability to hunt vermin, snakes, scorpions, and other unwanted household pests....
     originated in Coupar Angus.

Sport

  • Coupar Angus is home to the junior
    Scottish Junior Football Association

    The Scottish Junior Football Association is the governing body for the junior grade of football in Scotland. It is affiliated to the Scottish Football Association, the governing body of football in Scotland....
     football
    Football (soccer)

    Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
     club Coupar Angus F.C.
    Coupar Angus F.C.

    Coupar Angus F.C. are a Scottish Scottish Junior Football Association football club based in Coupar Angus, Perth and Kinross. Their home ground is Foxhall Park....
     and also Coupar Angus Amateur Football Club.
  • 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