Keig
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 16 ′ N , 2 ° 39 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | ALFORD | ||
| ZIP code section | AB33 | ||
| prefix | 01975 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Aberdeenshire | ||
| British Parliament | Gordon | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Aberdeenshire West | ||
Keig is a hamlet in the Scottish council area of Aberdeenshire . It is located about 16 kilometers west of Inverurie on the left bank of the Don . To the west and east rise the chains of the Correen Hills and Bennachie, respectively .
history
With the stone circles Old Keig and Cothiemuir Wood , two monuments testify to the prehistoric settlement of the area. The hill fort The Barmkyn to the north-west is believed to have been Iron Age . This a short distance east location of Keig mansion Castle Forbes was in 1820 after a design Archibald Simpson built. The Bridge of Keig spanning the Don was completed in 1817.
In 1961 there were 66 inhabitants in Keig.
traffic
Keig is on a lower street. At Alford the A944 ( Aberdeen - Corgarff ) and the A980 leading from Banchory to Alford can be reached.
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Castle Forbes in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
