Document record MAB62013 - OLD KINCARDINE
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Summary
Site of medieval village, presumably connected with 13th century castle (NO67NE0008).
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6669 7479 (869m by 878m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO67SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fordoun |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Site of medieval village, presumably connected with 13th century castle (NO67NE0008). It was created the County town in 1531 until the end of the 16th century when Stonehaven took over. Kincardine had neither a tolbooth nor lodgings fit for the accommodation of officials of the judiciary. Commercial decline may also have been hastened by the realignment of the Cairn O'Mount road around the north side of Hunter's Hill. The local market went to Fettercairn and Auchinblae, and the market cross which was extant in 1752 is said to have been removed to Fettercairn in the mid 18th century. The town deteriorated rapidly so that by 1789 only a few houses remained in the vicinity of the two gate ports and the cross. The East port stood at NO 6695 7496 and the West port at NO 6648 7451. The cross stood at NO 6666 7474. By 1863 nothing remained. Various artefacts have been recovered from the field over a number of years.
Period Notes
Created county town 1531-2 until 16th century. Only few houses in 1789. E & W port and cross marked on estate map of 1789.
CRAWFORD, 1789, PLAN OF FETTERCAIRN, PLAN (Bibliographic reference). SAB268.
JERVISE, A, 1861, MEMORIALS OF ANGUS & MEARNS, 141-2 (Bibliographic reference). SAB888.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No9(1863) 193-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
MOLLYSON, 1893, PARISH OF FORDOUN, 195-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1170.
CRAMOND, W, 1894, ANNALS OF FORDOUN, 30,34,36 (Bibliographic reference). SAB267.
CAMERON, AC, 1899, HISTORY OF FETTERCAIRN, 148,24 (Bibliographic reference). SAB214.
WATT, JC, 1914, MEARNS OF OLD, 206 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2005.
PRYDE, G. S., 1965, THE BURGHS OF SCOTLAND: A CRITICAL LIST, 213 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1422.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, 1843,84 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
RCAHMS, n.d., S KINC LIST, No250 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1512.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO67SE5;
- NRHE Numlink: 36120;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO67SE0005;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36120 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (10)
- --- SAB1170 Bibliographic reference: MOLLYSON. 1893. PARISH OF FORDOUN. 195-6.
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. 1843,84.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No9(1863) 193-7.
- --- SAB1422 Bibliographic reference: PRYDE, G. S.. 1965. THE BURGHS OF SCOTLAND: A CRITICAL LIST. 213.
- --- SAB1512 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. n.d.. S KINC LIST. No250.
- --- SAB2005 Bibliographic reference: WATT, JC. 1914. MEARNS OF OLD. 206.
- --- SAB214 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON, AC. 1899. HISTORY OF FETTERCAIRN. 148,24.
- --- SAB267 Bibliographic reference: CRAMOND, W. 1894. ANNALS OF FORDOUN. 30,34,36.
- --- SAB268 Bibliographic reference: CRAWFORD. 1789. PLAN OF FETTERCAIRN. PLAN.
- --- SAB888 Bibliographic reference: JERVISE, A. 1861. MEMORIALS OF ANGUS & MEARNS. N. 141-2.
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Record last edited
Nov 18 2021 12:22PM
