Loch of Forfar
Loch of Forfar is a freshwater loch lying on the western side of the town of Forfar, Scotland. The loch trends in an east to west direction and is approximately 1 mi in length.Photo: Karen Vernon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Meffan Institute and Station Park.
Meffan Institute
Museum
Photo: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Meffan Institute is a museum and art gallery in Forfar, Angus. Opened in 1898, it houses a variety of exhibits of local interest in Angus, including a collection of Pictish stones, particularly the Dunnichen Stone and the Kirriemuir Sculptured Stones as well as Roman and Medieval artefacts found in the local area.
Station Park
Stadium
Photo: Alan Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Station Park is a football ground in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. It is home to Scottish Professional Football League side Forfar Athletic and to Forfar Farmington of the Scottish Women's Premier League.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forfar and Kingsmuir.
Forfar
Photo: LeCardinal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forfar is the county town of Angus, 13 miles north of Dundee, with a population in 2022 of 15,700. Its main attractions are Glamis Castle, and the fine Pictish stones here and at Meigle and Aberlemno.
Kingsmuir
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingsmuir is a small village in Angus, Scotland, one mile south-east of Forfar on the B9128 Carnoustie to Forfar road.
Douglastown
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Douglastown is a hamlet in Kinnettles in Angus, Scotland, three miles south-west of Forfar. It takes its name from the landowner who in about 1789 provided land for James Ivory & Co. to build a flax mill to spin yarn for heavy linen cloth called osnaburgs (named from the German town of Osnabrück, where it was originally made.
Loch of Forfar
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Forfar, Angus, Scotland, UK, outflows west to Dean Water
- Category: body of water
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.64313° or 56° 38′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.91187° or 2° 54′ 43″ westElevation
226 feet (69 metres)Open location code
9C8VJ3VQ+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 37573167OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
2649206Wikidata ID
Q18736965
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Satellite Map
Discover Loch of Forfar from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Loch of Forfar” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Forfarreko aintzira”
- Cebuano: “Loch of Forfar”
- German: “Forfar Loch”
- German: “Loch of Forfar”
- Swedish: “Loch of Forfar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as St Margaret’s Inch and Orchardbank.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Forfar Loch Country Park and Lochside Fitness Zone 3.
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