Fettercairn
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Fettercairn Scottish Gaelic Fothair Chàrdainn |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 51 ′ N , 2 ° 35 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | LAURENCEKIRK | ||
| ZIP code section | FROM 30 | ||
| prefix | 01561 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Aberdeenshire | ||
| British Parliament | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Angus North and Mearns | ||
Fettercairn ( Gaelic : Fothair Chàrdainn ) is a Scottish village in the Council Area Aberdeenshire . It is located in the traditional county of Kincardineshire about 14 miles southwest of Stonehaven and 14 miles northeast of Montrose .
history
To the northeast of the village there is a Neolithic or Bronze Age mound . He is just like the nearby mansion Fettercairn House , the John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton was built in 1666, listed building. To the north is Fasque House , the seat of the Gladstone family , the best known member of which is former British Prime Minister William Gladstone . The Tower House Balbegno Castle to the southwest is older . The neo-Gothic Fettercairn Parish Church was built in 1804. The Fettercairn whiskey distillery , which is still active today, opened 20 years later . An arch commemorates the visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in September 1861.
In 1881 398 people lived in Fettercairn. 90 years later there were still 281 inhabitants.
traffic
The B966 runs through Fettercairn. The A90 trunk road runs five kilometers to the east, near Laurencekirk .
Individual evidence
- ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
