John Forbes’s Cairn
John Forbes’s Cairn is a memorial in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. John Forbes’s Cairn is situated nearby to the peak Hill of Tornahaish, as well as near the cemetery Commonwealth War Grave.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corgarff Castle.
Corgarff Castle
Castle
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Corgarff Castle is located slightly west of the village of Corgarff, in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It stands by the Lecht road, which crosses the pass between Strathdon and Tomintoul. Corgarff Castle is situated 2 miles west of John Forbes’s Cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Corgarff and Cock Bridge.
Corgarff
Hamlet
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Corgarff is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the Grampian Mountains. The nearby Corgarff Castle was used as a military barracks in the 18th century. The hamlet's primary school closed in 1998.
Cock Bridge
Hamlet
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cock Bridge is a settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located in the Cairngorms National Park, on the A939 road near Corgarff and Corgarff Castle, between Bellabeg at Strathdon in Aberdeenshire, on the road to the Lecht Ski Centre, and towards Tomintoul in Moray. Cock Bridge is situated 2 miles west of John Forbes’s Cairn.
Lost
Hamlet
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Lost (Lòsda in Scottish Gaelic; population: less than 24; grid reference NJ349132 is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies 40 miles west of Aberdeen in the Cairngorm mountains. Lost is situated 5 miles northeast of John Forbes’s Cairn.
John Forbes’s Cairn
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.15831° or 57° 9′ 30″ northLongitude
-3.1777° or 3° 10′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C9R5R5C+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 12974384712OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hill of Tornahaish and Commonwealth War Grave.
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