Thornton Castle
Thornton Castle, Marykirk, Aberdeenshire is a fortress or fortified residence in Marykirk, Aberdeenshire. Parts of the house date from 1531. It was the traditional home of the Strachan family, but was held more recently by Rev Dr Alexander Crombie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Building
- Description: castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Thornton” and “Thornton Castle, Marykirk”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Laurencekirk railway station and Mearns Academy.
Laurencekirk railway station
Railway station
Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laurencekirk railway station is a railway station serving the communities of Laurencekirk and The Mearns in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The station was reopened on 17 May 2009 at a cost of £3 million. Laurencekirk railway station is situated 2 miles east of Thornton Castle.
Mearns Academy
School
Mearns Academy is a secondary school in Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. As well as Laurencekirk itself, the school also serves the surrounding villages of St Cyrus, Marykirk, Fettercairn, Auchenblae, Luthermuir, Edzell Woods and Fordoun. Mearns Academy is situated 2 miles east of Thornton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laurencekirk and Fettercairn.
Laurencekirk
Town
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Laurencekirk, locally known as Lournie or simply 'The Kirk', is a small town in the historic county of Kincardineshire, Scotland, just off the A90 Dundee to Aberdeen main road. Laurencekirk is situated 2 miles east of Thornton Castle.
Fettercairn
Village
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fettercairn is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, northwest of Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire on the B966 from Edzell. Fettercairn is also reached via the Cairn O' Mount road from Deeside. Fettercairn is situated 2½ miles northwest of Thornton Castle.
Marykirk
Village
Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marykirk is a village in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, next to the border with Angus at the River North Esk. The village is approximately 6 miles ENE of Montrose at the southern end of the Howe of the Mearns. Marykirk is situated 4 miles south of Thornton Castle.
Thornton Castle
- Category: castle
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.83672° or 56° 50′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.51379° or 2° 30′ 50″ westElevation
197 feet (60 metres)Open location code
9C8VRFPP+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 932382696OpenStreetMap feature
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