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This article is about Fettercairn in Northeast Scotland; For the suburban area in Dublin, Ireland, see Tallaght
Fettercairn (
Gaelic:
Fothair Chàrdainn) is a small village in northeast
Scotland. It is marketed as the
Jewel of the Mearns. It is located northwest of
Laurencekirk in
Aberdeenshire on the B966 from
Edzell. Fettercairn is also reached via the
Cairn O' Mounth road (B974) from
Deeside.
The shaft of the old 17th century Kincardine
Mercat cross stands in the square, and is notched to show the measurements of a Scottish
ell. A memorial archway erected in
1864 commemorates the
1861 visit by
Queen Victoria and
Prince Albert, while staying at
Balmoral.
Historically Fettercairn lies at the southern end of the
Monboddo Estate, where the Scottish philosopher and
precursor of evolutionary thought Lord Monboddo lived. Fettercairn houses a
distillery (owned by Whyte and Mackay Ltd.) that produces "Fettercairn"
single malt whisky.
Other notable
historic features in
Kincardineshire include
Dunnottar Castle,
Fetteresso Castle and
Muchalls Castle.
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