What is recorded here
Marianne and her husband walked the garden path at dusk, passing fruit trees heavy with red apples. She touched a brass nameplate set into the wall, reading the words until they became a prayer. The castle loomed behind the hedges, dark except for one lit window. Marianne smiled, certain the house was watching her remember.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Thornton Castle, Walled Gardens as Walled Garden(s) (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
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Places near here
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Denlethen WoodWood · 1.1 mi
Dowrie BurnField Drain(s) (medieval), Plantation Bank(s) (post Medieval) · 1.2 mi
Greenbottom WoodForest · 1.2 mi
LaurencekirkDisc (stone)(period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Dickson Memorial HallMemorial · 1.8 mi
Laurencekirk War MemorialMemorial · 2.0 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Kincardine CastleCastle (13th Century) · 2.3 mi
Fettercairn Royal ArchHeritage attraction · 2.6 mi
Hill of GarvockMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
CraigmostonVessel (bronze)(period Unassigned) · 3.1 mi