Tower of Johnston
Tower of Johnston is a tower in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Tower of Johnston is situated nearby to the peak Hill of Garvock, as well as near the town Laurencekirk.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 1½ miles north of Tower of Johnston.
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 north of Tower of Johnston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laurencekirk and St Cyrus.
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.
St Cyrus
Village
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St Cyrus or Saint Cyrus, formerly Ecclesgreig is a village in the far south of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. St Cyrus is situated 3 miles southeast of Tower of Johnston.
Marykirk
Village
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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 3½ miles southwest of Tower of Johnston.
Tower of Johnston
- Type: Tower
- Category: building
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.81335° or 56° 48′ 48″ northLongitude
-2.44929° or 2° 26′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C8VRH72+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 364791968OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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