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Kincardine O'Neil (Scottish Gaelic: Cinn Chàrdainn, Scots: Kinker) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated between the towns of Banchory and Aboyne approximately 25 miles (40 km) west of Aberdeen on the north bank of the River Dee .
Kincardine Castle Formerly known as Kincardine House, it is the private home of the Bradford family and also operates as a hospitality venue. The house sits 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north-east of the village of Kincardine O'Neil , and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Aboyne on the north side of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire .
In 1296, King John Balliol wrote a letter of surrender from Kincardine Castle to Edward I of England after a short war that marked the beginning of the Wars of Scottish Independence. A charter granted to the burgh of Kincardine in 1532 noted the town's established role in hosting the shire's courts. [6] However, by 1600 the town was in decline.
Upload another image See more images 31, 33 North Deeside (Formerly 4, 5 South Turnpike) Kincardine O'Neil 57°05′11″N 2°40′32″W / 57.086323°N 2.675648°W / 57.086323; -2.675648 (31, 33 North Deeside (Formerly 4, 5 South Turnpike) Kincardine O'Neil) Category B 9581 Upload Photo Learney House, Stable-Block 57°07′52″N 2°36′24″W / 57.131225°N 2.606605 ...
The Earl petitioned for Kincardine to be declared as a free burgh and county town for the Mearns. [4] The petition claimed that the sheriff courts for the Mearns were already being held in the town, and that it was reputed to have previously been made a free burgh, but that the charter had been lost. He was successful, and on 27 January 1531/2 ...
Kincardine and Deeside was one of five districts created within the Grampian region. The district covered most of the historic county of Kincardineshire and part of the neighbouring county of Aberdeenshire. The new district covered the whole area of ten former districts and parts of another two, which were all abolished at the same time: [3] [4]
Kincardine Castle may refer to: Kincardine Castle (Royal Deeside) , a Victorian country house near Aboyne in Kincardineshire Old Kincardine Castle, Auchterarder , a ruined 13th-century keep in Perth and Kinross, dismantled in 1645
Kincardine O'Neil Hospital was founded in the 13th century in the village of Kincardine O'Neil in Scotland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Almost certainly it served as a traveler's inn and as a hospice for elderly and "poor" men.