Little Thornton
Little Thornton is a farm in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Little Thornton is situated nearby to the forest Lady Jane’s Plantaiton, as well as near Burnside of Eslie Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thornton Castle and Sir John S Forbes Memorial Fountain, Main Street, Fettercairn.
Thornton Castle
Building
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 1 mile east of Little Thornton.
Sir John S Forbes Memorial Fountain, Main Street, Fettercairn
Fountain
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sir John S Forbes Memorial Fountain, Main Street, Fettercairn is situated 2 miles northwest of Little Thornton.
Fettercairn Parish Church
Church
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fettercairn Parish Church is situated 2 miles northwest of Little Thornton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fettercairn and Laurencekirk.
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 2 miles northwest of Little Thornton.
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. Laurencekirk is situated 2½ miles east of Little Thornton.
Edzell Woods
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Edzell Woods is a village in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is owned by Calum Tosh. It is 4 miles from Edzell by road, but only one mile directly east, over the River North Esk, which forms the boundary between Aberdeenshire and Angus. Edzell Woods is situated 3½ miles west of Little Thornton.
Little Thornton
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.83329° or 56° 49′ 60″ northLongitude
-2.53756° or 2° 32′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C8VRFM6+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 949105744OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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