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Kennethmont (archaically Kinnethmont[1]) is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 8 miles (13 km) south of Huntly.

Kennethmont
Kennethmont
Location within Aberdeenshire
Population470 
OS grid referenceNJ536294
Council area
  • Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area
  • Aberdeenshire
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHUNTLY
Postcode districtAB54
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
  • Gordon
Scottish Parliament
  • Aberdeenshire West
List of places
UK
Scotland
57.3507°N 2.7680°W / 57.3507; -2.7680

It has a population of approximately 470 people.[2] Kennethmont children attend Kennethmont Primary School[3] and the Gordon Schools, Huntly.

It is part of West Aberdeenshire constituency.[dubious ]


Transport


The B9002 road runs through the village, connecting to Insch to the east and to the A97 road between Huntly and Alford to the west.

The Aberdeen to Inverness railway runs through Kennethmont,[4] but there is no station, Kennethmont railway station having closed in 1968.


Notable buildings


Leith Hall is a country house built in 1650 and now maintained by the National Trust for Scotland.

Ardmore distillery is a single malt discovery located to the east of the village.


See also



Notable residents



References


  1. "Welcome to the Kinnethmont Web Site". Kinnethmont.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. "Domesday Reloaded: Kennethmont:An Introduction". BBC. 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  3. "Aberdeenshire Council - Kennethmont School". Aberdeenshire.gov.uk. 30 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  4. "RAILSCOT | Photographs of Kennethmont". Railbrit.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2013.






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