Kincardineshire

Location of Kincardineshire in Scotland

Kincardineshire ( Scottish Gaelic A 'Mhaoirne ) is one of the traditional counties of Scotland , located on the North Sea south of Aberdeen . It is named after the no longer existing medieval town of Kincardine. The historic capital is Stonehaven .

As an administrative county Kincardineshire existed between 1890 and 1975 and then went on in the District of Kincardine and Deeside of the Grampian region . The Grampian region was dissolved with the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act of 1994; since then the area of ​​Kincardineshire belongs to the Unitary Authority Aberdeenshire . Kincardineshire is still one of the Lieutenancy Areas of Scotland today but no longer includes the Nigg area .

literature

• George H. Kinnear: Kincardinshire. Detailed description of the country from 1921 (English)

Web links

Commons : Kincardineshire  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Kincardineshire at Vision of Britain (English)
• Old County of Kincardineshire in the Gazetter for Scotland (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, Schedule 1, Part 1 on the UK Government's Law Server, accessed August 22, 2018
2. ↑ The Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996, Schedule 1 , on the UK Government's Legislative Server, accessed on August 22, 2018