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Aberdona

Current forms:

Aberdona House
Aberdona Mains

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Where is Aberdona?

Aberdona is in the parish of Clackmannan and the county of Clackmannanshire.

Grid reference: NS 9472 9503

Lat / long: 56.13614167, -3.694589565

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OS Map for Aberdona

Stirling & Ochil Hills West (Alloa & Dunblane)
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Weather at Aberdona

11°C
max 12°C / min 10°C
13km/h WSW
1002mb
66%
75%
04:49 19:37

Broken clouds
Weather observed at Dollar at 18:31

Placenames nearby

  • Pitfirrane(14.53 km)
  • Pitreavie(19.7 km)
  • Abercorn(20.83 km)
  • Aberdour(26.22 km)
  • Pitlochie(27.26 km)
  • Abercairny(27.61 km)
  • Pittconmark(27.68 km)
  • Aberdalgie(28.43 km)
  • Pitlochie(28.65 km)
  • Pitgorno(28.77 km)
more Pictish placenames....

Placename links

  • Scottish Place Name Society
  • Scotplacediscussion list
  • Gazetteer for Scotland
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Pictish sites near Aberdona

Pictish stones

  • Hawkhill Class III cross-slab (5.2 km)
  • Tullibole Class III cross slab (12.11 km)
  • Blackford Class I symbol stone (14.96 km)
  • Dupplin Cross Class III cross (26 km)
  • Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab (29.07 km)
  • Fowlis Wester Church Class III cross-slab (29.11 km)
  • Abernethy No. 3 Class III cross-slab (31.35 km)
  • Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft (31.35 km)
  • Abernethy No. 5 Class III cross shaft (31.35 km)
  • Abernethy No. 1 Class I symbol stone (32.28 km)
more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites

  • Norrie's Lawhoard (47.72 km)
  • Borlandsilver chain (50.09 km)
  • Todholes (possible)silver chain (50.16 km)
  • Haddingtonsilver chain (60.37 km)
  • Traprain Lawsilver chain (66.37 km)
  • Whitlawsilver chain (72.12 km)
  • Whitecleughsilver chain (76.29 km)
  • Hoardweelsilver chain (90.54 km)
  • Dunnicaerfort (129.93 km)
  • Niggsilver chain (147.21 km)
more Pictish sites....

Historic sites near Aberdona

Ancient sites

  • Castle Craigfort (4.5 km)
  • St Serf's Churchstanding stones (6.46 km)
  • Easter Mosssouterrain (10.95 km)
  • Dumyatfort (11.72 km)
  • Bannockburn Westcursus (13.94 km)
  • Gleneagles Astanding stone (14.82 km)
  • Gleneagles Bstanding stone (14.96 km)
  • Tappochbroch (15.16 km)
  • Loaningheadfort (15.18 km)
  • Easthillstone circle (17.48 km)
more ancient sites....

Castles

  • Hartshaw Tower (site of)(3.61 km)
  • Tillicoultry Castle (site of)(4.16 km)
  • Castle Campbell(4.47 km)
  • Clackmannan Tower(5.12 km)
  • Sauchie Tower(5.13 km)
  • Kennet (site of)(5.15 km)
  • Castleton(6.16 km)
  • Alloa Tower(6.39 km)
  • Old Tulliallan Castle(6.56 km)
  • Comrie Castle (site of)(7.68 km)
more castles....
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Accommodation near Aberdona

Dollar Riverside Lodges
self-catering lodgesDollar
2.6km away
Tilly Cottage
self-catering cottageTillicoultry
3.1km away
Castle Campbell Hotel
hotelDollar
3.3km away
The Woods
self-catering lodgesAlva
5.2km away
Claremont Lodge Hotel
hotelAlloa
6.7km away
Salruth Cottage
self-catering cottageAlloa
6.8km away
Airth Castle Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantAirth
9.5km away
Broomhall Castle
hotelAlva
9.6km away
Menstrie Castle
self-catering apartmentMenstrie
10.0km away
Premier Inn Falkirk North
hotel, restaurantFalkirk
10.0km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Aberdona

Airth Castle Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantAirth
9.5km away
Premier Inn Falkirk North
hotel, restaurantFalkirk
10.0km away
An Lochan Tormaukin
hotel, bar, restaurantGleneagles
10.4km away
Sheriffmuir Inn
hotel, pub, restaurantDunblane
14.0km away
Premier Inn Stirling City Centre
hotel, restaurantStirling
14.7km away
Premier Inn Falkirk (Larbert)
hotel, restaurant, barLarbert
14.7km away
Best Western Keavil House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barCrossford
14.9km away
Papa Joe's Stirling
restaurantStirling
15.2km away
Macdonald Inchyra Hotel & Spa
hotel, restaurant, barPolmont
15.4km away
The Stirling Highland Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barStirling
15.4km away
more food.... / more drink....

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Published on the 12th of November 2011 at 5:55 pm. Updated on the 13th of November 2011 at 1:55 am.

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