Kincardine O'Neil - in brief.
Kincardine O'Neil is a small village situated 25 miles from Aberdeen on Royal Deeside. It was important in the early days and medieval times for its location on the north-south route across the hills between the rich lands of Moray and the Mearns and on the east-west Deeside road. In the 19th Century Potarch Bridge and then the Deeside Railway, which bypassed the village, effectively isolated Kincardine O'Neil from both routes, leaving the village as somewhat of a backwater for a century. The loss of over 20% of males of fighting age in the parish in The Great War did not help matters.
The village is located on the busy A93 North Deeside Road and since the 1960s there has been some development and the village has grown to around 140 houses. The land use in the area is a mixture of farming and forestry with the world famous salmon fishery of the River Dee forming an important element of our tourism industry. Formerly there were many small farms of 30 -40 acres each with their own modest farmhouse. Many of the farms have amalgamated into larger units and a mixture of residential owner-occupiers and tenants now occupy the farmhouses.
The reputation of Royal Deeside as a beautiful and unspoilt area means that little need be said about the environs of Kincardine O'Neil. The quiet village and neighbouring community nestles within the surrounding hills. Kincardine O’Neil is situated in the midst of a spectacularly beautiful area. All the typical rural pursuits are at hand with the addition of winter sports.
There is an excellent and thriving primary school for which a splendid school hall was constructed early this century. At secondary stage the pupils tend to go to adjacent Aboyne Academy which is 5 miles further upstream.
The village is located on the busy A93 North Deeside Road and since the 1960s there has been some development and the village has grown to around 140 houses. The land use in the area is a mixture of farming and forestry with the world famous salmon fishery of the River Dee forming an important element of our tourism industry. Formerly there were many small farms of 30 -40 acres each with their own modest farmhouse. Many of the farms have amalgamated into larger units and a mixture of residential owner-occupiers and tenants now occupy the farmhouses.
The reputation of Royal Deeside as a beautiful and unspoilt area means that little need be said about the environs of Kincardine O'Neil. The quiet village and neighbouring community nestles within the surrounding hills. Kincardine O’Neil is situated in the midst of a spectacularly beautiful area. All the typical rural pursuits are at hand with the addition of winter sports.
There is an excellent and thriving primary school for which a splendid school hall was constructed early this century. At secondary stage the pupils tend to go to adjacent Aboyne Academy which is 5 miles further upstream.