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Kincardine and Mearns is one of six area committees of the Aberdeenshire council area in Scotland. It has a population of 38,506 (2001 Census). It has a population of 38,506 (2001 Census). There are significant natural features in this district including rivers , forests , mountains and bogs (known locally as mosses ).
The hamlet of Castleton of Kincardine, where Kincardine Castle and the original county town of Kincardine once stood. Court cases were initially heard in the town of Kincardine, where there was a royal castle. [a] The sheriff was therefore known both as the Sheriff of Kincardine and the Sheriff of the Mearns. [5]
A short history of the parish of Durris was written in 2019: The Parish of Durris: some historical sketches. 239pp.ISBN 978-1-5272-3732-2.The author was Robin Jackson. ...
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 ...
Sir Colin Norman Thornton-Kemsley, OBE, TD (2 September 1903 – 17 July 1977) was a Conservative and National Liberal politician in the United Kingdom.He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kincardine and Western Aberdeenshire from 1939 to 1950, and for North Angus and Mearns from 1950 until his retirement at the 1964 general election.
People from Kincardine and Mearns (8 C, 34 P) S. Stonehaven (3 C, 50 P) Pages in category "Kincardine and Mearns"
Marykirk High Street after floods, November 2009 Marykirk Church Marykirk ancient kirk and kirkyard. Marykirk (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Luathnait) is a village in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, next to the border with Angus at the River North Esk.
Máel Petair of Mearns is the only known Mormaer of the Mearns. His name means " tonsured one of (Saint) Peter ". [ 1 ] Little is known of him except that, in 1094, he is said to have killed King Duncan II of Scotland , suggesting he was an associate of Donald III of Scotland . [ 2 ]