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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENNETHMONT | Kennethmont Kennethmont Kennethmont |
Statistical Account of Aberdeenshire. Valuation Roll for 1859-60. Mr. P. Mathieson, Josephston. |
034 ; 043 ; 044 | The Parish of Kennethmont is a large irregular shaped district, situated at the north west end of the Garioch, and covering an area of about 8000 acres. The name of this Parish is supposed to have derived from the circumstance of one of the Kings Kenneth having been interred here in the old church-yard, which is a small mount. This opinion was probably taken from a tradition that a grave-stone (still to be seen within the walls of the old church) had been originally placed over the reputed grave of the Scottish Monarch; which is supposed to have been at the church-yard gate, on inspecting the stone, no information can be derived from the inscriptions on it to trace it back to the days of Kenneth; the date being 1685. A shield, on one quarter of which is a boar's head, is visible, and under the shield the initials "H.G." As this stone is now placed in the burial-ground of a family of the name of Gordon, the date, the shield, and the initials evidently refer to that family, and it would appear that either there is no foundation for the tradition, or that these inscriptions had been engraven, when the stone had been removed from its original site to the place where it now is laid. The name is sometimes spelt Kinnethmont, derived from the Galic words signifying head and moss; which from the natural shape of the eminence on which the old church is placed, and its proximity to mossy ground, is by no means an unlikely derivation of the name. Extracts from Statistical Account of Aberdeenshire. Over [Continued on page 2] |
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Aberdeenshire -- Parish of Kennethmont
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 46 - Parish of Kennethmont, OS1/1/46
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Kennethmont.
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Aberdeen, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.