Fordoun

Fordoun is a parish and village in , Scotland. Fothirdun, as it was historically known, was an important area in the Howe of the Mearns. Fordoun and , together with their immediate districts form the Parish of Fordoun with the Parish Church in the vicinity of the original settlement, now absorbed by Auchenblae.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: Fordoun Station

Places of Interest

Highlights include Auchenblae Parish Church and Bruce Fountain, High Street, Auchenblae.

Church
is situated 2 miles northwest of Fordoun.

Memorial
is a memorial, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fordoun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Auchenblae and Glenbervie.

Village
is a village in the Kincardine and Mearns area of , formerly in Kincardineshire, . The village was known for its weavers, a whisky distillery and the annual Paldie's Fair horse market. is situated 2 miles northwest of Fordoun.

Hamlet
is located in the north east of in the Howe o' the Mearns, one mile from the village of and eight miles south of in . is situated 3 miles north of Fordoun.

Village
is a hamlet and parish in the Howe of the Mearns, a low-lying agricultural district of , Scotland. It is located on the B967, east of Fordoun and north-west of . is situated 3 miles east of Fordoun.

Fordoun

Latitude
56.87354° or 56° 52′ 25″ north
Longitude
-2.41239° or 2° 24′ 45″ west
Elevation
226 feet (69 metres)
Open location code
9C8VVHFQ+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 785388763
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11983621
Wiki­data ID
Q5468100
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Irish—“Fordoun” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Fordoun
  • Dutch: Fordoun
  • French: Fordoun
  • Irish: Fordun

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fordoun”. Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.