Angus Folk Museum was a centre for
agricultural history
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and rural life located near
Forfar, Angus. It was located in the village of Glamis off the
A94. The museum was founded by Jean, Lady Maitland who gave her collections to the nation in the 1950s. Since 1976 it has been administered by the
National Trust for Scotland.
[http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/glamis/angusfolkmuseum/index.html Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved on 20 January 2011] The museum has been described as containing "one of Scotland's finest folk collections".
The museum was housed in a terraced row of six cottages built in 1793 and one farm steading. The buildings were given by
Timothy Bowes-Lyon, 16th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne to house the museum collections.
It was given a 3 star rating by the
Scottish Tourist Board.
The museum closed permanently in 2017 due to structural problems discovered in its buildings, and National Trust Scotland are considering alternative homes for the collections.
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Museums in Angus, Scotland
Local museums in Scotland
National Trust for Scotland properties
Rural history museums in Scotland