Forfar

Forfar is a town in Angus.

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13 miles north of Dundee off the A90, which is the closest mail rail connection.
regional buses from Brechin, Dundee and Arbroath.
long distance buses from Aberdeen and Glasgow.

🌍 Aberlemno Sculptured Stones, Aberlemno. Early Medieval standing stones (updated Dec 2016)
🌍 Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum, Meigle. exhibition of 27 carved Pictish stones (updated Dec 2016)
🌍 Edzell Castle. ruined 16th-century castle, with an early-17th-century walled garden (updated Dec 2016)
🌍 Glamis Castle. 17th century. (Pronounced Glam-Z) is situated beside the village of Glamis. It is the home of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and is open to the public. Glamis Castle has been the home of the Lyon family since the 14th century, though the present building dates largely from the 17th century. Glamis was the childhood home of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, who married King George VI, and was later known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Her second daughter, Princess Margaret, was born there. The castle is protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds are included on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens. (updated Dec 2016)
🌍 Meffan Institute. museum and art gallery, includes the Pictish Kirriemuir Sculptured Stones and the Dunnichen Stone (updated Dec 2016)

🌍 Forfar Indoor Sports, Suttieside Rd,, ☎ +44 1307 468668. curling, bowling, ice skating (updated Mar 2017)
Angus Agricultural Show is held annually in June in the nearby town of Brechin. The next event is on Sat 8 June 2019.
Strathmore Highland Games are held the same weekend at Glamis Castle, so their next event is Sun 9 June 2019.

Those are followed by Kirriemuir Agricultural Show, next held on Sat 13 July 2019.

Glamis Country Fair & Horse Trails, at the Castle, is a new event in the calendar, with the first on Fri 2 - Sun 4 Aug 2019.

Bridie. a local savoury meat pastry pie

Routes through Forfar

Aberdeen ← Stonehaven ←

NE

S

→ Dundee → Perth

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