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Wiki BackgroundScotland. It is bounded on the north by the
counties of Aberdeen and Kincardine, on the east by the German
Ocean, on the south by the Firth of Tay, and on the west by
Perthshire. It is about 38 1/2 miles in length and 37 1/2 miles
in extreme breadth, comprising an area of 840 square miles or
537,600 acres. The county or area was anciently called Angus
after the brother of King Kenneth II to whom it was granted by
the king after his victory over the Picts. It was later called
Forfarshire after the county town of Forfar. [Apparently the
name changed back to Angus in 1950.] The county is comprised of
fifty-five parishes and two civil districts of Forfar and
Dundee. The royal burghs are Forfar, Dundee, Arbroath, Montrose,
and Brechin. The market-towns are Kirriemuir and Glammis, and
there are several smaller towns and villages. The surface of the
county is boldly varied. Toward the north it forms part of the
Grampian range, consisting