Kennethmont (archaically Kinnethmont) is a village in the
Marr area of
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 ...
, Scotland, approximately south of
Huntly.
It has a population of approximately 470 people. Kennethmont children attend Kennethmont Primary School and the
Gordon Schools
The Gordon Schools is a six-year, non denominational comprehensive co-educational secondary school located in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It takes pupils from Gordon Primary School, Insch Primary School, and smaller primary schools locat ...
, Huntly.
It is part of
West Aberdeenshire constituency.
Transport
The
B9002 road runs through the village, connecting to
Insch
Insch ( gd, An Innis or Innis Mo Bheathain) is a village in the Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located approximately from the city of Aberdeen.
Etymology
The name of the village may have come from the Scottish Gaelic ''innis'', me ...
to the east and to the
A97 road between
Huntly and
Alford to the west.
The
Aberdeen to Inverness railway runs through Kennethmont,
but there is no station,
Kennethmont railway station
Kennethmont railway station served the village of Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland from 1854 to 1968 on the Great North of Scotland Railway.
History
The station opened on 20 September 1854 by the Great North of Scotland Railway
The ...
having closed in 1968.
Notable buildings
Leith Hall is a country house built in 1650 and now maintained by the
National Trust for Scotland.
Ardmore distillery is a single malt discovery located to the east of the village.
See also
*
List of listed buildings in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire
Notable residents
*
William Milne (1785–1822), missionary, was born near Kennethmont.
*Very Rev
Alexander Yule
Alexander Yule (1830–1907) was a Scottish minister of the Free Church of Scotland who emigrated to Australia and rose to be Moderator of the General Assembly firstly in Victoria (in 1891) then of all Australia (1900).
Life
He was born on 15 Jul ...
(1830–1907), Moderator of the Presbyterian Church for all Australia, was born in Kennethmont.
*
Robert Fraser (1858–1914), bishop, was born in Kennethmont.
*
Tom Kennedy Thomas or Tom Kennedy may refer to:
Politics
*Thomas Kennedy (Scottish judge) (1673–1754), joint Solicitor General for Scotland 1709–14, Lord Advocate 1714, Member of Parliament for Ayr Burghs 1720–21
*Thomas Kennedy, 9th Earl of Cassilis ...
(1874–1954), British politician, was born in Kennethmont.
References
External links
Visionofbritain.org
Villages in Aberdeenshire
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