The recent completion of a bypass for the village on the A930 road from Dundee to Carnoustie is something that was originally planned before the Second World War.

An early record of it can be found in a proverb attributed to Thomas the Rhymer: The monks originally managed the lands from the Grange of Barry and latterly the land was controlled by the office of the Bailies of Barry, an early holder of this position being Sir Thomas Maule of Panmure in 1511.

[2] The land was annexed by the crown in the Protestant reformation following an Act of Parliament in 1587 and the Bailiery of Barry was granted by James VI as a heritable gift to Patrick Maule in 1590.

[2] Barry Buddon Training Area is a large open space on the nearby dunes, adjacent to Carnoustie Golf Links.

A regular hourly bus service between Dundee and Arbroath, operated by Stagecoach East Scotland, calls at stops on Main Street of the village.