Inverkeithny is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village lies near where the Burn of Forgue flows into the River Deveron, 7 miles (11 km) west of Turriff and 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Aberchirder. In 1990, it was described by Charles McKean as "near-deserted".[1]
Netherdale House, an Italianate mansion on a bluff high above the river, was built in 1774,[1] while Muiresk House dates to before 1604.[1] Carnousie, a Z-plan chateau of the Ogilvies of Carnousie, was built in 1577.[1]
Gordon Hay, the author of the first complete translation of the Bible into the Scots language was raised in Inverkeithny.[2]
Population
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Inverkeithny parish church
editNotes and references
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 McKean, Charles (1990). Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publications Ltd. p. 57. ISBN 185158-231-2.
- ↑ Cameron, Lucinda; Britton, Ruaraidh (30 December 2024). "Aberdeenshire kirk elder who translated whole Bible into Doric honoured with MBE". Aberdeen Live. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- 1 2 "Inverkeithny ScoP through time｜Population Statistics｜Total Population". visionofbritain.org.uk. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ↑ "GENUKI: Population information for Inverkeithny and places above it in the hierarchy". genuki.org.uk. GENUKI. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ↑ Groome, Francis (1896). Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical, and Historical, Volume 2. Edinburgh: Thomas C. Jack of Grange Publishing Works. p. 1299.
Further reading
edit- Groome, Francis (1896). Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical, and Historical, Volume 2. Edinburgh: Thomas C. Jack of Grange Publishing Works. p. 1299.
External links
edit- "Inverkeithny parish records - Genealogy and Family History in Scotland". OldScottish.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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