Kincardine O'Neil
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Kincardine O'Neil
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  Kincardine O'Neil Location within Aberdeenshire | |
| Population | 500 (2004) [1] |
| OS grid reference | NO592997 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Aboyne |
| Postcode district | AB34 |
| Dialling code | 013398 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
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Kincardine O'Neil (Scottish Gaelic: Cinn Chàrdainn) is one of the oldest villages in Deeside, in the northeast of Scotland. It is situated between Banchory and Aboyne. The village is known locally as Kinker, and was formerly known as Eaglais Iarach in Gaelic.
It was designated as a conservation area in 1978. It will be connected to the Deeside Way, once the route is completed.
Area history
Since ancient times there was a crossing of the Dee River at Kincardine O'Neil.[1] Locations of the Dee crossings along with alignment of ancient trackways formed a major impetus for location of early castles and settlements. In the vicinity of Kincardine O'Neil the Middle Ages trackways to the south had a particular influence on development in and around Kincardine O'Neil and Aboyne Castle.[2]
In the 19th century, the Deeside Railway bypassed the village, impeding the expansion of the settlement, unlike towns nearby. By 1895 the population of Kincardine O'Neil exceeded 200.[3] Most of the extant buildings were built in the 19th century.
Amenities
The area boasts the River Dee, a village store and an antiques shop. The main street also possesses a plant shop that sells plants and some gardening accessories and a "mineral shop" that sells various gems, fossils and other mineral curios. The Esker Spirits distillery is based on the Kincardine estate.[4]
Sister cities
Thun-Saint-Martin, France
See also
Line notes
- ^ Kincardine O'Neil historical profile
- ^ Hogan, 2007
- ^ Mackintosh, 1895
- ^ http://www.eskerspirits.com
References
- C. Michael Hogan, Elsick Mounth, Megalithic Portal, ed A. Burnham [2]
- John Mackintosh, History of the Valley of the Dee, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, 1895, Taylor and Henderson, 240 pages
- Kincardine O'Neil historical profile
External sources
Areas and primary settlements in Aberdeenshire (see also: Aberdeen City) | ||
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| in Banff and Buchan |  | |
| in Buchan | ||
| in Formartine | ||
| in Garioch | ||
| in Kincardine and Mearns | ||
| in Marr | ||
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