Meffan Institute
Coordinates: 56°38′39″N 2°53′21″W / 56.6441°N 2.8891°W
Location within Scotland | |
Established | 1898 |
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Location | 20 High Street, Forfar, Angus, Scotland |
Type | museum and art gallery |
Website | Meffan Museum and Art Gallery |
The Meffan Institute is a museum and art gallery in Forfar, Angus. 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. A reconstruction of historic scenes of Forfar includes representations of daily life as it would have been around the beginning of the 19th century, as well as a depiction of the execution of one of the women accused of witchcraft in the Forfar witch hunts of 1661-1666.
Gallery[]
Dunnichen Stone; Class I Pictish Stone from nearby Dunnichen.
The Kirriemuir 1 Stone.
Rear of the Kirriemuir 2 stone.
External links[]
- Museums in Angus
- Local museums in Scotland
- Art museums and galleries in Scotland
- Museums established in 1898
- 1898 establishments in Scotland
- Archaeological museums in Scotland
- Forfar