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Although nothing remains of Forfar Castle today, the hill where this important royal stronghold once stood can still be visited by picking up the key from Ali’s Newsagents.

The old market cross stands there now, transformed into a lookout tower by a metal staircase.

Close byMeffan Museum & Art GalleryForfar's museum and art gallery on West High Street, with a gallery of Pictish stones, an old cobbled street and changing art exhibitions.2 min by roadSee itThe stone front of the Meffan Museum on West High Street, Forfar.
Close by
  1. Roofless stone walls and wall tombs enclose a grassy ruined church interiorRestenneth PrioryThe ruined priory church of Restenneth near Forfar, its tower begun about 1100, where Robert the Bruce buried his young son.3 miles6 min by road
  2. Two donkeys standing side by side in a fenced field with buttercupsMurton Farm & Nature Reserve3 miles7 min by road
  3. Ink illustration of stone cottages with "The Bothy Experience" painted on a gable endGin Bothy ExperienceA gin tasting room in a whitewashed bothy in Glamis village, pouring the Gin Bothy's own gins with mixers and the story of bothy life.6 miles10 min by road
  4. The red door of Glamis Gallery among the ivy of the old cottages.Glamis GalleryA gallery of Scottish art and craft in five old workers' cottages in Glamis village, with working studios, opened in 2019.6 miles10 min by road
  5. The Aberlemno serpent stone, a leaning slab carved with a serpent and symbols.Aberlemno Pictish Stones6 miles11 min by road
Directions
The stone front of the Meffan Museum on West High Street, Forfar.AttractionsMeffan Museum & Art Gallery0.5 miles
Red box of assorted sweets from Star Rock Shop, including humbugs, tablet and candy canesShoppingThe Star Rock Shop6.3 miles
Uniforms and helmets along a corridor in the Tayside Police Museum.AttractionsTayside Police Museum6.4 miles
A verdigris statue overlooks a walled garden and sandstone houseAttractionsJ.M. Barrie's Birthplace6.8 miles
Sandstone tower on a hilltop, surrounded by heather and forestry belowAttractionsKirriemuir7.0 miles
Turreted castle at the end of a tree-lined driveway with flag flyingAttractionsGlamis Castle7.1 miles
Ruined stone gable with empty windows beside a glass-cased Pictish cross-slabAttractionsThe Eassie Stone7.6 miles
Deep summer borders of flowers in the walled garden at Pitmuies.AttractionsPitmuies Gardens8.5 miles
Tealing Dovecot, a small stone building of the late 1500s.AttractionsTealing Earth House8.9 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near Forfar Castle, and when each is next free.

Nàdair, AngusNàdair
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Angus
  • 9 miles from Forfar Castle
Free 4–6 DecGuests raise wine glasses at a long candlelit table in a stone barnGuardswell Farm
  • Sleeps 10
  • In Inchture
  • 18 miles from Forfar Castle
Check datesA stone cottage with a green door and three chimneys sits behind a lawn bordered by shrubs and flowerbeds.Fairygreen Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Angus
  • 19 miles from Forfar Castle
Check datesThe black timber cabin's exterior, with a chimney above the roofline and a freestanding bath standing on the decking below.Airdit
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Angus
  • 19 miles from Forfar Castle
Free 25–27 OctPlaces to stayEvery stay in AngusAll our places to stay nearby, to search by date and by who is coming.See them all
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