Dunecht ( gd, Dùn Eicht) is a slightly
linear village on the
A944 road in north-east
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland.
It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially differe ...
in
Scotland. It is not to be confused with
Echt.
Dunecht is located 12 miles (19.5 km) west of the city of
Aberdeen and is situated by the confluence of the Kinnernie and Bervie burns.
Formerly known as Waterton, it was renamed to Dunecht in the 1820s when the Crawford family built
Dunecht House
Dunecht House is a stately home on the Dunecht estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The house is protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds are included on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national ...
. The estate achieved a certain measure of notoriety in 1881 due to theft of the remains of the
Alexander Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford
Alexander William Crawford Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford, 8th Earl of Balcarres (16 October 181213 December 1880), styled Lord Lindsay between 1825 and 1869, was a Scottish peer, art historian and collector.
Life
Lindsay was born at Muncaster Ca ...
.
Dunecht House, once owned by
Viscount Cowdray is now privately owned. Dunecht House is to the south of the village and was once famed for its observatory, ballroom and library, as well as gardens which were opened once a year to the public.
Corsindae House is west of here, and is in the
Scottish baronial style; built between the 1450s and 1600s (decade).
Amenities in the village include a school, a
pub (Jaffs), and a garage-come-shop.
References
* ''AA Touring Guide to Scotland'' (1978)
External links
*
Historic Scotland description of Dunecht Policies Official Dunecht Village Website
Official Dunecht Estates Website
Villages in Aberdeenshire
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