Kemnay
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Kemnay Scottish Gaelic Ceann a 'Mhuigh |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 14 ′ N , 2 ° 27 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 3740 (2011 census) | ||
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| Post town | INVERURIE | ||
| ZIP code section | AB51 | ||
| prefix | 01467 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Aberdeenshire | ||
| British Parliament | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Aberdeenshire West | ||
Kemnay ( Scottish Gaelic Ceann a 'Mhuigh ) is a village in the Scottish council area of Aberdeenshire . It is located about seven kilometers southwest of Inverurie and 22 kilometers northwest of Aberdeen on the right bank of the Don . The Bennachie rises to the northwest .
history
The lands on the opposite bank of the Don were part of the episcopal possessions of Aberdeen in the Middle Ages . In the 13th century at the latest, the bishop's palace Fetterear Palace was built there. Today it is the mansion of Fetterear House . Castle Fraser is located between Kemnay and Sauchen . This goes back to a fortified tower from the 15th century. Around the middle of the 17th century, Thomas Crombie had the Tower House Kemnay House built south of Kemnay .
Kemnay developed in the course of the 19th century, among other things with the opening of a granite quarry . The stone broken there was used in the construction of Marischal College and the Royal Liver Building , among other things .
Between 1831 and 1881 the population of Kemnay increased from 616 to 1636. After 981 people lived in Kemnay in 1961, the number of inhabitants rose steadily in the following decades to 3740 in 2011.
traffic
The B993 runs through Kemnay and connects the town in the east with the A96 leading from Aberdeen to Inverness . At Dunecht , the A944 (Aberdeen – Corgarff ) can also be reached within a short distance.
Over the Alford Valley Railway , a branch line of the Great North of Scotland Railway leading to Alford , Kemnay was connected to the British railway network in the course of the 19th century. The line has since been abandoned and dismantled.
Individual evidence
- ^ List of Gaelic expressions
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Fetterear House in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Castle Fraser in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ 2011 census data
- ↑ Information on the Alford Valley Railway
