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The county town of Forfar was once a favourite royal residence in the 12th and 13th centuries, and an important religious centre. This story of Forfar is captured in one of the most imaginative museums in Scotland.
The Meffan, a listed building in the town's West High Street, utilises advanced new exhibition systems to take you on a magical trip back in time with its resident exhibition 'The Forfar Story'. The Meffan also hosts a variety of contemporary touring exhibitions.
The town became largely dependant on the textile industry in the 1700s. This has continued today with a major industrial textile plant operating in the town.
Because of Forfar's fertile location, agriculture is an important factor in the local economy and farmers gather in the town on a weekly basis for the cattle mart and monthly farmer's market.
To the north-east of Forfar, Aberlemno's churchyard contains some of the finest Pictish sculptured stones in Angus.