Thornton Park Play Area
Thornton Park Play Area is a playground in Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland. Thornton Park Play Area is situated nearby to Boyle Park, as well as near St Fergus‘ RC Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Meffan Institute and Loch of Forfar.
Meffan Institute
Museum
Photo: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Meffan Institute is a museum and art gallery in Forfar, Angus. Opened in 1898, it houses a variety of exhibits of local interest in Angus, including a collection of Pictish stones, particularly the Dunnichen Stone and the Kirriemuir Sculptured Stones as well as Roman and Medieval artefacts found in the local area. Meffan Institute is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Thornton Park Play Area.
Loch of Forfar
Lake
Photo: Karen Vernon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Forfar is a freshwater loch lying on the western side of the town of Forfar, Scotland. The loch trends in an east to west direction and is approximately 1 mi in length.
Forfar, 60 West High Street, St Margaret’s Church
Church
Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forfar, 60 West High Street, St Margaret’s Church is situated 3,800 feet northeast of Thornton Park Play Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forfar and Kingsmuir.
Forfar
Photo: LeCardinal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forfar is the county town of Angus, 13 miles north of Dundee, with a population in 2022 of 15,700. Its main attractions are Glamis Castle, and the fine Pictish stones here and at Meigle and Aberlemno.
Kingsmuir
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingsmuir is a small village in Angus, Scotland, one mile south-east of Forfar on the B9128 Carnoustie to Forfar road. Kingsmuir is situated 2 miles east of Thornton Park Play Area.
Douglastown
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Douglastown is a hamlet in Kinnettles in Angus, Scotland, three miles south-west of Forfar. It takes its name from the landowner who in about 1789 provided land for James Ivory & Co. to build a flax mill to spin yarn for heavy linen cloth called osnaburgs (named from the German town of Osnabrück, where it was originally made. Douglastown is situated 2½ miles southwest of Thornton Park Play Area.
Thornton Park Play Area
- Type: Playground
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Angus, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.63498° or 56° 38′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.90116° or 2° 54′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C8VJ3MX+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 651204327OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=playground
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