Forfar Library
Forfar Library is a library in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland which is located on West High Street. Forfar Library is situated nearby to Forfar, 60 West High Street, St Margaret’s Church, as well as near the community center Forfar Guide Hall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: Monday 10:00 AM—7:00 PM and Tuesday—Wednesday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM and Thursday 10:00 AM—1:00 PM and Friday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Email: forfarlibrary@angusalive.scot
- Type: Library
- Address: 50/56 West High Street, Forfar, DD8 1BA
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.
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. Station Park is situated 3,200 feet north of Forfar Library.
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. It had a linen and jute industry in the 18th and 19th centuries but those have gone, so Forfar is now a commuter town for Dundee, with a population in 2020 of 14,000.
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 1½ miles southeast of Forfar Library.
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a flax mill to spin yarn for heavy linen cloth called osnaburgs (named from the German town of Osnabrück, where it was originally made. Douglastown is situated 3 miles southwest of Forfar Library.
Forfar Library
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.6439° or 56° 38′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.89049° or 2° 53′ 26″ westOperator
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9C8VJ4V5+HROpenStreetMap ID
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