Forfar

[Restenneth Priory]

County town of Angus, Forfar is a historic market town dating back to Pictish times, bordered by Balmashanner Hill to the south and a picturesque loch to the west. The centre has plenty of places to eat and an interesting, free museum. The ruined medieval monastery, Restenneth Priory, provides a tranquil diversion, with a number of ornate Pictish stones around the nearby village of Aberlemno also worth seeing.

[Forfar seen from Balmashanner Hill]

📌 Forfar ★☆☆☆☆
Location: G.R.: NO 457506 ///reason.rivers.fame

Within walking distance

 >> Forfar Loch Country Park ★★☆☆☆

📌 Meffan Museum and Art Gallery ★★☆☆☆
Description: Small, town museum also showcasing works by local artists.
Location: West High Street, town centre, G.R.: NO 456506 ///hill.timing.teams
Open (2019): Tuesday to Saturday
Cost: Free

>> Walk: Bummie ★★★☆☆

Nearby

📌 Aberlemno Sculptured Stones ★★☆☆☆
Description: Several ornately carved Pictish stones strung out along the B9134 around Aberlemno, also with a beautiful Pictish cross slab in Aberlemno Churchyard.
Location (most northerly stone): B9134 5 miles northeast of Forfar, G.R.: NO 522559 ///seabirds.hawks.searching
Open (2019): Early April to late September
Cost: Free
Anything else? Park at the nearby village hall (signposted), or at the church for the cross slab there.

📌 Restenneth Priory ★★☆☆☆
Description: Peaceful monastery ruin with an impressive surviving tower.
Location: Off B9119 a mile east of Forfar, G.R.: NO 482516 ///golden.feasts.constrain
Open: Always
Cost: Free

[The tallest of the Aberlemno Stones (5/4/14)]

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