What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Forfar Loch, Queen Margaret's Inch as Chapel (medieval) - (post Medieval), Crannog (prehistoric) - (medieval)(possible), Chess Piece(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Vessel(s) (bronze)(medieval) - (post Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Linked to Saint Margaret of Scotland, the site is traditionally associated with her 11th-century efforts to promote Christianity and monastic reform in the region. Local folklore suggests she used the loch as a place of retreat and prayer, and the island (Inch) may have once held a small chapel or shrine dedicated to her.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
St Margaret's InchHeadland · 16 yd
Forfar Witches MemorialMemorial · 163 yd
Forfar LochBoundary Cross (post Medieval), Boundary Stone (19th Century) · 199 yd
Loch of ForfarEnclosure (period Unknown)(possible) · 361 yd
OrchardbankVilla (19th Century) · 509 yd
Turfbeg Railway BridgeRailway Bridge (19th Century) · 1204 yd
Meffan Institute Museum & GalleryMuseum · 1555 yd
Forfar, Castle HillCastle (medieval) · 1639 yd
Forfar, Green StreetNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Carseburn Road, ForfarNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Peter Reid StatueMemorial · 1.1 mi
Gallows TreeBroadleaf Tree, exact kind not recorded · 1.2 mi