Fettercairn

Fettercairn (/ˌfɛtərˈkɛərn/, Scottish Gaelic: Fothair Chàrdain) is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, northwest of Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire on the B966 from Edzell. Fettercairn is also reached via the Cairn O' Mount road (B974) from Deeside.

This article is about the Scottish village. For the suburban area in Dublin, see Tallaght. For the whisky distillery, see Fettercairn distillery.
Fettercairn
  • Scottish Gaelic: Fothair Chàrdain
Royal Arch by John Milne
Fettercairn
Location within Aberdeenshire
OS grid referenceNO650734
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLAURENCEKIRK
Postcode districtAB30
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
  • West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Scottish Parliament

The name comes from the Scottish Gaelic Fothair and the Pictish carden and means "slope by a thicket". The name appeared as Fotherkern in c. 970.

In the 2011 national census, Fettercairn had a population of 353.

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