Kildrummy
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Kildrummy Scottish Gaelic Cionn Droma |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 14 ′ N , 2 ° 53 ′ 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 | ||
Kildrummy ( Gaelic : Cionn Droma ) is a village in the Scottish Council Area Aberdeenshire and the capital of the Parish of the same name . It is located approximately 14 miles southwest of Huntly and 28 miles northwest of Aberdeen . The closest town is Glenkindie, four kilometers to the southwest . Kildrummy is located west of the Cairngorms on the north bank of the Don directly on the A97 , which connects the village to the trunk road network. The village does not have a rail connection. The local elementary school was closed in 2003.
history
Probably in the 13th century one of the most important castles in the region was built with Kildrummy Castle . It is said to go back to the Scottish King Alexander II. It was located in the center of the Mar district and was the seat of the Earls of Mar for a long time . Kildrummy Castle was besieged several times, burned down in 1530, and occupied by Cromwell in 1654 . Following the Second Jacobite Uprising in 1745, the fortress was abandoned and is now only preserved as a ruin, which is classified as a Scheduled Monument .
During the 13th century, the Gothic St Bride's Chapel was built in Kildrummy . Its ruins are now registered as a Scheduled Monument. In 1805 it was replaced by the nearby Kildrummy Parish Church . The unusually designed neo-Gothic building is classified as a monument of the highest Scottish monument category A.
Individual evidence
- ^ List of Gaelic expressions
- ↑ a b c Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
