Skene

Milne Hall, Kirkton of Skene's village hall

Skene (Gaelic: Sgainn) is a rural parish in Aberdeenshire some six miles west of Aberdeen. The two traditional villages in the parish are Kirkton of Skene and Lyne of Skene. As the name suggests, Kirkton is still the location of Skene Parish Church. Lyne means 'glade' or 'enclosure'.

Kirkton of Skene consists of a main road that runs through its centre that branches off into a small warren of five or so streets that service just under 100 houses, a pub - The Red Star Inn, a big playpark, a village hall, the church and "The Village Store" the local shop.

The main concentration of population in the area is further east at the newer settlements of Westhill and Elrick, both of which are built around ancient hamlets.

Nearby are the Loch of Skene and Skene House.

References

Map references

• Kirkton of Skene: 57°9’37"N, 2°19’35"W
• Lyne of Skene: 57°11’0"N, 2°23’16"W

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Skene)

• Skene Heritage Society

Gazetteer for Scotland

• Kirkton of Skene
• Lyne of Skene

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