Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Thainston

Thainston, a seat of the Forbes-Mitchells, in Kintore parish, Aberdeenshire, 2¼ miles NNW of Kintore town. It is a handsome edifice, in a charming situation, with a very extensive view; and succeeded a previous mansion which was plundered and burnt by the rebels in 1745.—Ord. Sur., sh. 76, 1874.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a seat"   (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites")
Administrative units: Kintore ScoP       Aberdeenshire ScoCnty

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