Forfar, General

Burgh (Medieval), Town (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)

Site Name Forfar, General

Classification Burgh (Medieval), Town (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)

Canmore ID 33831

Site Number NO45SE 80

NGR NO 4565 5061

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/33831

Digital Images

DP 096677

General oblique aerial view of the High Street area of Forfar, centred on Municipal Buildings, taken from the SSE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

9/9/2010

DP 096674

General oblique aerial view of the High Street area of Forfar, centred on Municipal Buildings, taken from the W.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

9/9/2010

DP 096675

General oblique aerial view of the High Street area of Forfar, centred on Municipal Buildings, taken from the W.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

9/9/2010

DP 096678

General oblique aerial view of the High Street area of Forfar, centred on Municipal Buildings, taken from the SE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

9/9/2010

DP 111592

General oblique aerial view of Forfar Golf Course looking towards Forfar, taken from the E.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

12/4/2011

DP 096670

General oblique aerial view of the Montrose Road area of Forfar, centred on Lowson Memorial Church, taken from the SSW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

9/9/2010

DP 096666

General oblique aerial view of the Montrose Road area of Forfar, centred on Lowson Memorial Church, taken from the NE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

9/9/2010

DP 096669

General oblique aerial view of the Montrose Road area of Forfar, centred on Lowson Memorial Church, taken from the W.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

9/9/2010

DP 096673

General oblique aerial view of the High Street area of Forfar, centred on Municipal Buildings, taken from the NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

9/9/2010

SC 1291808

General view of Forfar.

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Records of A Brown and Company, photographers, Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

c. 1930

SC 1438408

General View Forfar, Angus, Scotland. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing North. This image was marked by AeroPictorial Ltd for photo editing.

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Aero Pictorial

2/6/1955

DP 096668

General oblique aerial view of the Montrose Road area of Forfar, centred on Lowson Memorial Church, taken from the NNW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

9/9/2010

DP 111591

General oblique aerial view of Forfar Golf Course, looking towards Forfar, taken from the ESE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

12/4/2011

DP 260276

Forfar Oblique aerial view.

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Historic Environment Scotland

24/4/2017

DP 096679

General oblique aerial view of the centre of Fofar, centred on St. James Road Works, taken from the SSE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

9/9/2010

DP 096667

General oblique aerial view of the Montrose Road area of Forfar, centred on Lowson Memorial Church, taken from the NNE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

9/9/2010

DP 096671

General oblique aerial view of the Montrose Road area of Forfar, centred on Lowson Memorial Church, taken from the SSE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

9/9/2010

DP 096672

General oblique aerial view of the Montrose Road area of Forfar, centred on Lowson Memorial Church, taken from the E.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

9/9/2010

DP 096676

General oblique aerial view of the High Street area of Forfar, centred on Municipal Buildings, taken from the S.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

9/9/2010

DP 111573

General oblique aerial view of Brechin Golf Course with Forfar beyond, taken from the NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

12/4/2011

SC 2407022

Forfar, General, NO45SE 80, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

1958

SC 2626026

General view of Masonic Rooms.

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1953

Collections

Administrative Areas

Council Angus
Parish Forfar
Former Region Tayside
Former District Angus
Former County Angus

Activities

Note (1978)

RCAHMS: The Archaeological Sites and Monuments of Lunan Valley and Montrose Basin, Angus District

Forfar

The site of Forfar Castle (NO 456 508) was in use during the 11th century and the town became a royal burgh by about the mid-12th century.

RCAHMS 1978

(Reid 1902, 1-25; Pryde 1965, 12-13, no. 23)

References

External Links

Angus Historic Environment Record

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