Angus Folk Museum
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Angus Folk Museum is a centre for agricultural history
and rural life located near Forfar
, Angus. It is located in the village of Glamis off the A94
. The museum was founded by Jean, Lady Maitland who gifted her collections to the nation in the 1950s. Since 1976 it has been administered by the National Trust for Scotland
. The museum has been described as containing "one of Scotland's finest folk collections".
The museum is 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 has been given a 3 star rating by the Scottish Tourist Board.
History of agriculture
Agriculture was developed at least 10,000 years ago, and it has undergone significant developments since the time of the earliest cultivation. The Fertile Crescent of Western Asia, Egypt, and India were sites of the earliest planned sowing and harvesting of plants that had previously been gathered...
and rural life located near Forfar
Forfar
Forfar is a parish, town and former royal burgh of approximately 13,500 people in Angus, located in the East Central Lowlands of Scotland. Forfar is the county town of Angus, which was officially known as Forfarshire from the 18th century until 1929, when the ancient name was reinstated, and...
, Angus. It is located in the village of Glamis off the A94
A94 road
The A94 is a trunk road in Scotland, United Kingdom. It connects Perth to Forfar. It has a junction at the A928, which then leads to Kirriemuir-See also:*Glamis Castle*Eassie Stone...
. The museum was founded by Jean, Lady Maitland who gifted her collections to the nation in the 1950s. Since 1976 it has been administered by the National Trust for Scotland
National Trust for Scotland
The National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, commonly known as the National Trust for Scotland describes itself as the conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to...
. The museum has been described as containing "one of Scotland's finest folk collections".
The museum is 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
Timothy Bowes-Lyon, 16th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Timothy Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 16th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne was a British nobleman, the second son of Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and the nephew of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, wife of King George VI...
to house the museum collections.
It has been given a 3 star rating by the Scottish Tourist Board.