Forestmuir Wood

Forestmuir Wood is a forest in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Forestmuir Wood is situated near the hamlet Newbarns, as well as near North Quilkoe.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Station Park and Forfar Academy.

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.

Forfar Academy is a comprehensive school serving the community in and around the market town of Forfar, Angus, Scotland. In 2019, Forfar Academy was ranked 251 out of 339 secondary schools in Scotland for pupils achieving 5 highers or more.

Loch of Forfar

Lake

Photo: Karen Vernon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forfar and Kirriemuir.

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.

Kirriemuir

Town

Photo: Nick, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirriemuir, sometimes called Kirrie or the Wee Red Toon, is a historic market town and burgh in Angus, Scotland. It is approximately 50 miles north of Edinburgh, 73 miles northeast of Glasgow, and 14 miles north of Dundee.

Memus

Village

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Memus is a small village in Angus, Scotland, north of Kirriemuir. It is home to the Drovers Pub. A story is told of a kelpie at Shielhill Bridge, leaving its cloven hoofprint behind on a stone as a petrosomatoglyph.

Forestmuir Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.6794° or 56° 40′ 46″ north

Longitude

-2.9211° or 2° 55′ 16″ west

Open location code

9C8VM3HH+PH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 397040119

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Newbarns and North Quilkoe.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Quilkoe Knowe and Ballinshoe Tower.

Angus: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Dundee and Forfar.

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