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Kincardine
Kincardine in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Kincardine is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Kincardine (Ardgay and District) is an extensive civil parish and Community council area on the south side of the Kyle of Sutherland, within the Highland unitary authority area of Scotland, the largest settlement being Ardgay. It has an area of 239 square miles and a population of 648 (2011 census). As a civil parish named “Kincardine” it is a unit for various statistical, census, registration and record purposes, while, as “Ardgay and District”, it functions as a community council.
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Background
History
By the 10th century the area was in the province of Ross, which later became an earldom and a county. The Norse place names Gruniard, Amat, Dibidale, Alladale, Langwell, Syal and Carbisdale, in the parish, attest to the Norse settlement of the district. The diocese of Ross was organised around 1128, in the same area as the Earldom of Ross, and the delineation of parishes arose at this time. Kincardine is not recorded as having changed since then. The Clan Ross were the inhabitants of the district and, even in the 19th century, they still owned three quarters of the property in the parish and were by much the most prevalent surname. Sir George Mackenzie's Ross-shire estates were transferred…
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- Coordinates
- 57.9063, -4.6802
Sources
- wikidata: Q68826143 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kincardine (Ardgay and District) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kincardine?
- Kincardine is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.
- What is Kincardine?
- Kincardine in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Kincardine?
- Its coordinates are 57.9063°, -4.6802°.