Forfar
Angus | Town | ★
[Forfar seen from Balmashanner Hill] |
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 also showcasing local artwork. The ruined medieval monastery, Restenneth Priory, provides a tranquil diversion, with a number of ornate Pictish stones and cross slabs around the nearby village of Aberlemno also worth seeing.
[Restenneth Priory] |
Location & info
📌 Forfar ★
Angus, G.R.: NO 457506 ///reason.rivers.fame
🚶 Forfar Loch and Bummie are easily walkable from the town centre. Hop on a bus for Glamis Castle.
🚌 There are direct buses from settlements including Dundee and Arbroath. The long distance coach from Glasgow / Perth to Aberdeen stops a long mile outside town.
See & do (<1 mi away)
>> Forfar Loch Country Park ★★
📌 Meffan Museum and Art Gallery ★★
West High Street, town centre, G.R.: NO 456506 ///hill.timing.teams
Open Tuesday to Saturday in 2019 | Free
>> Walk: Bummie ★★★
Nearby (1-5 mi away)
📌 Aberlemno Sculptured Stones ★★
Car park is at Aberlemno village hall, by the B9134 in Aberlemno village centre at G.R.: NO 522559 ///engaging.bells.lurching.
Viewable from early April to late September | Free
💬 Turn left out of the car park to visit 3 of the stones, which are all within a few-min walk next to the B9134. The 4th stone is in Aberlemno churchyard, a 5-min walk in the other direction (follow signposts), G.R.: NO 522556 ///permit.warnings.bunch
📌 Restenneth Priory ★★
Off B9119 2 mi east of Forfar, G.R.: NO 482516 ///golden.feasts.constrain
Always open | Free
[The tallest of the Aberlemno Stones, alongside the shortest of humans (5/4/14)] |
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