Dinnet (

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, ''Dùnaidh'') is a village in the

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area of

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, Scotland. Approximately equidistant from Deeside towns

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and

Ballater Ballater (, gd, Bealadair) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, immediately east of the Cairngorm Mountains. Situated at an elevation of , Ballater is a centre for hikers and known for its spring water, once said to cure ...

and situated on the main A93 road in the valley of the River Dee, it is said to be the gateway to both the

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(despite the fact that it is well within the boundaries of present-day Aberdeenshire) and the

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. It is the first village along the Dee to be located inside the park. Nearby are

Dinnet Oakwood Dinnet Oakwood is a Designated Special Area of Conservation located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located approximately 9 miles from Aboyne and six miles from Ballater. The area is owned by Scottish Natural Heritage. Land area It is made ...

Loch Kinord Loch Kinord is a small, freshwater loch at Muir of Dinnet, Aberdeenshire, Scotland just north of the River Dee and east of Ballater. The loch is also known as ''Loch Ceander'' and ''Loch Cannor''. It is approximately in length and was forme ...

Loch Davan Loch Davan is a small, triangular, freshwater loch approximately northeast of Ballater, Scotland and lying immediately north of Loch Kinord. It is approximately in length and was formed from a glacial kettle hole. The loch sits within the ''M ...

and

Burn O'Vat Burn O'Vat is a pothole located close to Loch Kinord near the village of Dinnet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Formation Around 16,000 years ago, the area surrounding Burn O'Vat was covered by a glacial ice sheet. As the area warmed around 14 000 ...

Name

Alan James states that Dinnet may be compared with several

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toponyms named with the element ''*dïnn'', "sharp point", with the nominal suffix ''-ed'' (c.f.

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). A fishing map claims that the village got its name one summer after a fishing trip in the early 19th century.

History

Muir of Dinnet is featured extensively in artist Chris Dooks' short film ''Six Striped Rustic'' which was commissioned by Banchory's Woodend Barn Arts as part of ''The Year of Natural Scotland 2013''.Six Striped Rustic
/ref> From 1866 to 1966

Dinnet railway station Dinnet railway station was opened on 17 October 1866 by the Aboyne and Braemar Railway and served Dinnet village from 1899 to 1966 as an intermediate station on the Deeside Railway that ran from Aberdeen (Joint) to Ballater. Dinnet is located c ...

on the

Deeside Railway The Deeside Railway was a passenger and goods railway between Aberdeen and Ballater in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Opening in 1853 to Banchory, an extension reached Aboyne in 1859. A separate company, the Aboyne & Braemar Railway, built an extensi ...

served the village and locality.

References

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