handsome town of North Britain, in the thire of Angus, situated at the mouth of the river Esk, on the German ocean, 46 miles north-east of Edinburgh. The houses are neat, and many of them in the modern taste. The most remarkable public buildings are, the town-house, the church, and an elegant episcopal chapel.—Montrose is a parliament town, and a dukedom in the family of Graham. It stands between two rivers, the south and north Esk, over the latter of which there is a handsome stone bridge, and over the former there is one of wood. The salmon fisheries on these rivers are very extensive, and form a considerable branch of commerce. The harbour is a fine circular basin defended by a handsome stone pier. A great number of trading vessels belong to this port. The population of Montrose in 1801 amounted to nearly 8000. W. Long. 2. 32. N. Lat. 36. 40.

Montrose, Marquis of. See Graham; and Britain, No. 137, 138, 143, 265.