Clova, Angus
Clova
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Location within Angus | |
| OS grid reference | NO327730 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KIRRIEMUIR |
| Postcode district | DD8 |
| Dialling code | 01575 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
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Clova is a village in Glen Clova, Angus, Scotland. It lies on the River South Esk, some 12 miles (19 km) north of Kirriemuir.
During the 1745 Jacobite Rising, Lord David Ogilvy (1725-1803) raised a regiment from local tenants; it retreated in good order from Culloden on 16 April and was disbanded at Clova on 21st.