Forfar Botanists Garden
Forfar Botanists Garden is a garden in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland which is located on Myre Road. Forfar Botanists Garden is situated nearby to Forfar & District SBRC, as well as near Forfar Library.- Type: Garden
- Also known as: “The Myre Garden”
- Address: Myre Road, 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 3,100 feet northeast of Forfar Botanists Garden.
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 1½ miles southeast of Forfar Botanists Garden.
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a flax mill to spin yarn for heavy linen cloth called osnaburgs (named from the German town of Osnabrück, where it was originally made.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 Botanists Garden.
Forfar Botanists Garden
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.64452° or 56° 38′ 40″ northLongitude
-2.89076° or 2° 53′ 27″ westInception
2013Open location code
9C8VJ4V5+RMOpenStreetMap ID
way 483722219OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
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