Waterside of Thornton

Waterside of Thornton is a farm in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Waterside of Thornton is situated nearby to the forest Denlethen Wood, as well as near the building Thornton Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Laurencekirk railway station and Thornton Castle.

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 east of Waterside of Thornton.

Thornton Castle

Building

Photo: Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Thornton Castle is situated 3,100 feet northwest of Waterside of Thornton.

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 1½ miles east of Waterside of Thornton.

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.

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 3 miles northwest of Waterside of Thornton.

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 3½ miles south of Waterside of Thornton.

Waterside of Thornton

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.83089° or 56° 49′ 51″ north

Longitude

-2.50235° or 2° 30′ 9″ west

Open location code

9C8VRFJX+93

OpenStreetMap ID

way 932382552

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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