Angus Museums, The Meffan

Angus Council

Collection is divided between the Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar and Montrose Museums. Prior notice preferred.

Approx. 350 maps, including local OS (i.e. an almost complete set of recent OS 1:10,000 maps for Angus). Historical (17-19th centuries), archaeological, geological, botanical, soil survey, road, railway and electoral maps. Census maps for Angus.

Publications include Pont & Gordon's Angus (ca. 1640) and John Wood's plans of Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar and Montrose (1822).

Address

The Meffan, 20 West High Street, FORFAR, Angus, DD8 1BB

THE MAP CURATORS' TOOLBOX

THE DIRECTORY OF UK MAP COLLECTIONS

WEBINARS

CORPORATE DIRECTORY

FREELANCERS' DIRECTORY

Main contact

Telephone number

01307 464123

E-mail address

the.meffan@angus.gov.uk

Website

www.angus.gov.uk/history/museums/meffan/default.htm

Opening hours

Mon to Sat 10:00-17:00 Closed 25, 26 December; 1, 2 January

Access

Disabled access ground floor only

Facilities

Photocopying limited to small maps only.

Catalogues

Last revision

28-Feb-00