Forfar, Market Street, Sheriff Court House
County Building (19th Century), Court House (19th Century)
Site Name Forfar, Market Street, Sheriff Court House
Classification County Building (19th Century), Court House (19th Century)
Canmore ID 194376
Site Number NO45SE 72.01
NGR NO 45688 51251
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/194376
- Council Angus
- Parish Forfar
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
Architect: Brown & Wardrop, Edinburgh, 1869
NMRS REFERENCE
NO45SE 72.00 45736 51264 County Offices
Publication Account (2000)
A reminder of Forfar's role as chief town in the shire is the building to the north. This was erected in 1821-4 as the Sheriff Court House figure 24, the Playfair building to the south proving to be somewhat confined for the many roles demanded of it. The two-storeyed red ashlar building, designed by David Neave, has a northern bow gable facing up Castle Street, once called 'the Spout'.
Information from ‘Historic Forfar: The Archaeological Implications of Development’ (2000).
