Carnoustie

Carnoustie is a town and previous police burgh in the gathering zone of Angus, Scotland. It is at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the North Sea drift. In the 2011 registration, Carnoustie had a populace of 11,394, making it the fourth biggest town in Angus. The town was established in the late 18th century, and developed quickly all through the 19th century because of the development of the nearby material industry. It was famous as a vacationer resort from the early Victorian time up to the last 50% of the twentieth century, because of its shoreline area, and is best known for the Carnoustie Golf Links course that frequently has the Open Championship.

Carnoustie can be viewed as a residence town for its closest city, Dundee, or, in other words 18 km toward the west. It is served chiefly via Carnoustie railroad station, and furthermore by Golf Street rail line station. Its closest real street is the A92 toward the north of the town. The beginning of the name Carnoustie is dubious. Conceivable proposals have included different Gaelic inductions, for example, cathair, carr or carn na fheusta, 'fortress, shake or cairn of the devour,' or càrn guithais, 'cairn of the firtree.' However, these recommendations are of moderately late beginning and the name may get from a darken Pictish component, Carn Ustaidh.