King Edward (

Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...

: ''Cinn Eadar'') is a small village, parish and former

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near the north coast of

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Buchan Buchan is a coastal district in the north-east of Scotland, bounded by the Ythan and Deveron rivers. It was one of the original provinces of the Kingdom of Alba. It is now one of the six committee areas of Aberdeenshire. Etymology The ge ...

, midway between

Turriff Turriff () is a town and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It lies on the River Deveron, about above sea level, and has a population of 5,708. In everyday speech it is often referred to by its Scots name ''Turra'', which is deriv ...

and Banff. The old church of King Edward with historic graveyard was founded around 1124 and dedicated to

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. The last service in the old church was on 25 June 1848, after which services moved to new building alongside the main road. The Castle of King Edward is a 13th-century ruined castle located approximately one mile south of the village where the A947 crosses the King Edward Burn. King Edward station stood on the

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part of the

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system.

Famous inhabitants

Probably the best known inhabitant was

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who was minister at the church from 1608 to 1631. Dr Guild went on to become principal at

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. Guild Street in Aberdeen is named after him.

Etymology

The name itself has nothing to do with any "King Edward", but is a corruption of an earlier

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name. The first element "King", usually appears as "kin" in Scottish placenames, and derives from "Ceann" meaning a headland. The second element is less certain but may derive from "Eadar" (between) or "cathair-thalmhainn" (yarrow). The parish of King Edward has had approx 24 variations of the name: Kynedor (12th Century), Kynedward and Kinedart to name a few.

References

Origins of King Edward
*The Church of King Edward, Aberdeenshire, James Godsman Villages in Aberdeenshire Baronies in the Baronage of Scotland Banff and Buchan {{Aberdeenshire-geo-stub