Unthank

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Unthank

Coordinates56.74°, -2.65°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Unthank is a hamlet in Angus, Scotland. It lies approximately half a mile north-west of Brechin on the B966 Brechin to Edzell road. It used to be a possession of the Barony of Spynie.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Anne Begg

British politician (born 1955)

Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie

British politician (1801-1874)

Robert Watson-Watt

physicist (1892-1973)

Violet Jacob

Scottish writer (1863–1946)

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Robin Orr

Scottish composer (1909–2006)

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David Will

Scottish footballer (1936-2009)

Jim Krøft

British musician

William Kinnear

Scottish rower (1880–1974)

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Stuart Hood

British writer (1915–2011)

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Peter-John Vettese

British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer

Adam Thom

Canadian journalist (1802–1890)

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James Small

British botanist (1889-1955)

Alexander Small Matthew

Canadian politician

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Arthur Milne

Scottish footballer (1915-1997)

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Charles Sutherland

Scottish footballer (1898-?)

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Collie Martin

Scottish footballer (1890-1917)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recently spotted species

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Seen 2026-09-24

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Seen 2026-09-22

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Seen 2026-09-21

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Seen 2026-09-21

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Seen 2026-09-21

Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

Seen 2026-09-21

Smooth Spangle Gall Wasp

Neuroterus albipes

Seen 2026-09-21

Stock Dove

Columba oenas

Seen 2026-09-20

Alder Leaf Gall Mite

Eriophyes laevis

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).