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Kirkton of Tough, usually shortened to Tough ( ), is a settlement in the Marr area of
Kirkton of Tough, usually shortened to Tough ( ), is a settlement in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire (; ) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland.
It takes its name from the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Aberdeenshire (historic), Aberdeenshire, which had substantial ...
, Scotland at . It is about southeast of Alford and from Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...
. Tough is where the Aberdeen Angus
The Aberdeen Angus, sometimes simply Angus, is a Scotland, Scottish List of cattle breeds, breed of small beef cattle. It derives from cattle native to the Scottish counties, counties of Aberdeenshire (historic), Aberdeen, Banffshire, Banff, ...
breed of cattle was first bred.
The church (kirk of Kirkton) was dedicated to the Nine Maidens and dates from at least 1366 but was rebuilt in 1838.Aberdeenshire Epitaphs and Inscriptions: Tough
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*Aberdeenshire (historic)
Aberdeenshire or the County of Aberdeen (, ) is a Shires of Scotland, historic county in Scotland. The county gives its name to the modern Aberdeenshire Council areas of Scotland, council area, which covers a larger area than the historic count ...
Villages in Aberdeenshire
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