a town of Scotland, lying partly in the county of Perth, and partly in that of Forfar, is pleasantly situated to the south of the Isla, a few miles above its junction with the Tay, at the distance of twelve and a half miles cast by north of Perth. A rivulet tributary to the Isla runs through the town, and that part which lies to the south of this stream is all that belongs to the county of Angus. In ancient times this place was noted for an abbey of Cistercian monks, which was founded by Malcolm IV, in the year 1164. This building was destroyed at the reformation, but a fragment of the ruins overgrown with ivy still remains. Cupar-Angus is a well-built little town. The church, which stands on the Angus side, is a very plain building, and there is a steeple detached from it, which comprises a sort of town-house and jail. The trade of the town consists of the manufacture of linen, and the tanning of leather, and in the vicinity there are several bleachfields. Besides the parish church, there are two dissenting meeting houses and an episcopal chapel. The population of the town and parish amounted, in 1821, to 2622, and in 1831 to 2615.