Thomas Gardyne of Middleton and Finavon (1780–1841) was a Scottish laird and founder of the village of Friockheim in Angus, Scotland.
A flax miller called Jon Anderson approached Gardyne about building a village around his flax mill, which stood on Gardyne's land, to house workers for the mill.
Gardyne agreed and in 1814 they advertised the new village of Friockheim, letting the houses on good terms to workers in the mill.
The village was built by the Lunan Water, north-east of Middleton and Gardyne Castle on farmland around the original Friock Feus.
Bruce-Gardyne sold much of the village, although the family remain large landowners in the district.