Lochside Play Area
Lochside Play Area is a playground in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Lochside Play Area is situated nearby to the ranger station Forfar Loch Country Park Visitor Centre, as well as near the motorhome stopover Lochside Caravan Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Meffan Institute and Forfar, 60 West High Street, St Margaret’s Church.
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. Meffan Institute is situated 1,800 feet east of Lochside Play Area.
Forfar, 60 West High Street, St Margaret’s Church
Church
Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forfar, 60 West High Street, St Margaret’s Church is situated 1,500 feet east of Lochside Play Area.
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 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. Kingsmuir is situated 2 miles southeast of Lochside Play Area.
Douglastown
Village
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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a flax mill to spin yarn for heavy linen cloth called osnaburgs (named from the German town of Osnabrück, where it was originally made. Douglastown is situated 3 miles southwest of Lochside Play Area.
Lochside Play Area
- Type: Playground
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.64461° or 56° 38′ 41″ northLongitude
-2.89841° or 2° 53′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C8VJ4V2+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 406090619OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=playground
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Forfar Loch Country Park Visitor Centre and Lochside Caravan Park.
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